Mrs. Mallard In The Story Of An Hour

“Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering. At the beginning of "The Story of an Hour," Mrs. Mallard had been informed by her sister, Josephine that her husband had been involved in an incident and died. She reacts by accepting it with significance. Her conflict was that her husband died and she could not control her feeling. At first she was sad and crying, but then she realizes how free she is and how she does not have to be accountable to anyone anymore. This changes dramatically when Mr. Mallard is actually alive.
“The Story of an Hour,” explains of a woman, Mrs. Mallard who could not seem to handle herself well alone. Then again, it was also as if she never was given the chance to do things herself. Someone was always there telling her what to do and when to do it. Though she did have a heart condition, it makes sense to keep her out of exciting events or overwhelming ones.
When the news about Mr. Mallard is explained to her, her sister and husband’s friend, Richards, dance around with the truth so they could put as gently as possible for Mrs. Mallard because of her heart condition. She does not react exactly like other wives whose husband has died. She cries a little then goes up to her room by herself. I believe Mrs. Mallard realizes, at that moment, deep inside herself, she is happy for her husband’s death. The fact …show more content…
Even when she looks out of the window to see, she notices the blue clear sky coming out of the rain clouds. Though she is sad when she thinks of seeing his dead body and how much he loved her. Mrs. Mallard does not realize what the feeling she has that makes her feel a little confused because she does not know what it is. She feels revived and does not know if she should be shameful that she is happy about it or not. All she knows is that she loves this sense of feeling free and is excited to do her own thing for once in her