Mrs. Mallard's Husband

Mrs. Mallard felt relieved when she found out that her husband was no longer alive. Even though she felt secretly pleased, Mrs. Mallard gave the impression of mourning. Feeling trapped for quite some time while her husband was alive, Mrs. Mallard was now not under the power or control of her husband. Once Mrs. Mallard heard that he was dead, she believed that she was finally free. By the end of the story, Mrs. Mallard, herself, was dead and seemingly got what she deserved from karma. Richards and Mrs. Mallard’s sister had been under the impression that her sister was grieving from the loss of her husband, when in fact, she actually felt relieved. When Richards found out that Mr. Mallard was dead, he did not have the nerve to tell her; …show more content…
Mallard was still existing, his wife felt stifled, like she could not escape the relationship for quite some time. She admitted that she had been deeply in love with him but only sometimes. The reader, however, understood that Mrs. Mallard often said that she did not love her husband. When Mr. Mallard was still alive and well, she believed her life was going to be long and tedious. When her husband was gone, Mrs. Mallard could finally live her life the way she wanted to. She did not have to be controlled anymore or be told what to do all the time; Mrs. Mallard could now do what she wanted to do with her future and enjoy every minute of …show more content…
Mallard felt overjoyed by her husband finally being gone and out of her life for eternity. Then, when Mrs. Mallard came out of her room and went downstairs, Mr. Mallard entered through the front door. The book claims that he had been far from the scene of the accident, and he did not even know there had been an accident. Mr. Mallard stood amazed at Josephine’s piercing cry; at Richards’ quick motion to screen him from the view of his wife. Richards had been a second too late. Mrs. Mallard had collapsed on the floor. The doctors said that she had died of heart disease, of joy that kills. Mrs. Mallard definitely got what she deserved from