In Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour,” a woman with heart difficulties is married to a man. Within their relationship, there were not any conflicts mentioned in the story apart from the heart condition Mrs. Mallard suffered. One day, a terrible accident occurred that involved her husband and Mrs. Mallard’s sister was troubled about how to break the news to Mrs. Mallard. Despite the news, she took the news fairly well and was joyous. Although, what made her “die of happiness” was that as she was going down the stairs in a triumphant manner, her husband appeared through the doorway and she could not believe what she had seen.
The Mallards’ marriage was not loveless; There was love, but Mrs. Mallard longed for freedom, just as any young woman would. She was described as “young, with a fair, calm face” (8). …show more content…
Mallard loved her husband – sometimes, she preferred her freedom instead of being stuck in a relationship. She thinks to herself, “What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!” (15). This indicates that with love many problems are solved, but for her, without love, she was going to be stronger despite her heart condition. It is as if she has been waiting to be free for the longest time. She could not quite express herself because her husband might not have considered her opinions or her suggestions to be good enough since she was a female. When women would say something in the 1800s or early 1900s, a man would usually not let them express themselves or suggest a solution from a man’s point of view. Mrs. Mallard even said to her sister, “Go away. I am not making myself ill” (18). When she said this, she meant it and belonging to herself seemed blissful. Even though Mr. Mallard did not physically hurt her he made her believe up to a point that being by herself and having freedom was better than being with
The Mallards’ marriage was not loveless; There was love, but Mrs. Mallard longed for freedom, just as any young woman would. She was described as “young, with a fair, calm face” (8). …show more content…
Mallard loved her husband – sometimes, she preferred her freedom instead of being stuck in a relationship. She thinks to herself, “What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!” (15). This indicates that with love many problems are solved, but for her, without love, she was going to be stronger despite her heart condition. It is as if she has been waiting to be free for the longest time. She could not quite express herself because her husband might not have considered her opinions or her suggestions to be good enough since she was a female. When women would say something in the 1800s or early 1900s, a man would usually not let them express themselves or suggest a solution from a man’s point of view. Mrs. Mallard even said to her sister, “Go away. I am not making myself ill” (18). When she said this, she meant it and belonging to herself seemed blissful. Even though Mr. Mallard did not physically hurt her he made her believe up to a point that being by herself and having freedom was better than being with