Very few choices and many obligations are the regular everyday life for women in the early 1800s. In that era, many women are feeling miserable and bound for the rest of their lives because of their marriage. In the short story, “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin, is about a wife whose life will change with the announcement of her husband’s death. Louise Mallard is an intelligent and independent woman who’s stuck between her boundaries in her marriage, her bad heart, and her home. Louise faces mixed emotions; mourning at her husband’s death and feeling pleasure for the freedom she has in the remainder of her life. In the end, Louise also feels both joy and extreme disappointment at her husband’s return.
At the very first sentence of the first paragraph, it clearly states that Louise is suffering from a heart problem (Chopin, para. 1). Josephine and Richard deliver the news to Louise very carefully as delivering this news can be deadly. As Louise hears the news, she feels overwhelmingly grief and tears upon receiving it. Louise feels very shock and disbelief that her husband is no longer alive. She is in her room trying to take all the mixed emotions running through her …show more content…
She cries and locks herself in her room to let her imagination and emotions run wild. The reality of a life without her husband slowly starts setting in. Louise is initially devastated but as her thoughts progress she begins to like her future without her husband. Her imagination takes her to an ideal world filled with endless possibilities for her alone. Louise starts experiencing an unexpected feeling of joy and happiness; she feels the freedom she’s been looking for. Louise’s first reaction of sadness is what any woman will do, but as she progresses that emotion radically
At the very first sentence of the first paragraph, it clearly states that Louise is suffering from a heart problem (Chopin, para. 1). Josephine and Richard deliver the news to Louise very carefully as delivering this news can be deadly. As Louise hears the news, she feels overwhelmingly grief and tears upon receiving it. Louise feels very shock and disbelief that her husband is no longer alive. She is in her room trying to take all the mixed emotions running through her …show more content…
She cries and locks herself in her room to let her imagination and emotions run wild. The reality of a life without her husband slowly starts setting in. Louise is initially devastated but as her thoughts progress she begins to like her future without her husband. Her imagination takes her to an ideal world filled with endless possibilities for her alone. Louise starts experiencing an unexpected feeling of joy and happiness; she feels the freedom she’s been looking for. Louise’s first reaction of sadness is what any woman will do, but as she progresses that emotion radically