The state of being free has two states, which can be felt in a physical or a mental state. In the olden days, women had a very limited amount of freedom. Whether it would be women given an opportunity to make their own decisions or the freedom as we have in today’s U.S. society. For example, women were not able to have their independence from others. In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, Louise Mallard, a heart trouble woman feels the freedom she will soon have when she becomes informed about her husband’s death. Kate Chopin uses the fiction elements of plot, symbolism, and setting to illustrate the theme of Freedom in “The Story of an Hour.”
Chopin’s plot is much unexpected. In the beginning of the story, the readers