In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard has an untimely death believed to be cause by “heart trouble”, but is actually the result of learning her freedom has been taking from her again. After finding out about her husband’s death, Mrs. Mallard goes to her room and to herself repeats the mantra “free, free, free” (2). This mantra shows that Mrs. Mallard is relieved to find out her husband has did because now she doesn’t have to answer to anyone and can be free all by herself. Mrs. Mallard knew that in the years after her husband’s death she would “live for herself” (3). In the time period that Kate Chopin’s story took place women were expected to do what their husbands wanted. Mrs. Mallard did not want to be controlled by her husband,
