The Story of an Hour Analysis
In “The Story of an Hour” there is Psychoanalytic Theory written all over it, Mrs. Mallard shows grieving that seems a little out of the ordinary, for instance hallucinating and thinking her husband came back to life. To begin, Mrs. Mallard “encounters” something that is a little creepy “Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will” (Chopin 10). This leads me to believe that the traumatic loss of her husband's death played a heavy role on the chemistry in her brain. Even if this is grief there is something attached to her now that seems to haunt her.
Looking deeper into the story, she repeats that she is “freed” from her husband “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering”(Chopin 16). This ties into psychoanalytic theory because she is trying to tell her mind, which is so obviously getting the best of her, that she doesn’t have anything to worry about anymore. These things even go on long enough to where Josephine begins to worry about her “Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door-you will make yourself ill” (Chopin 16). This also illustrates that Mrs. Mallard's mental health seems to be at the point to where people thinks she is going insane, and all of the is encompassed by the …show more content…
Mallard's Id plays its role in her character even though she doesn't know that. The Id showcases itself in all of Mrs. Mallard’s hallucinations because this is the only thing that would cause them to be bad and bring fear to her. This storing of her fears, was unconsciously brought to the surface sparking fear in Mrs. Mallard and leaving the reader to think about how crazily Mrs. Mallard is presenting herself. I also believe that her Id brought upon her death by causing high amounts of stress, joy, and relief that just overloaded her to the point where her heart
In “The Story of an Hour” there is Psychoanalytic Theory written all over it, Mrs. Mallard shows grieving that seems a little out of the ordinary, for instance hallucinating and thinking her husband came back to life. To begin, Mrs. Mallard “encounters” something that is a little creepy “Now her bosom rose and fell tumultuously. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will” (Chopin 10). This leads me to believe that the traumatic loss of her husband's death played a heavy role on the chemistry in her brain. Even if this is grief there is something attached to her now that seems to haunt her.
Looking deeper into the story, she repeats that she is “freed” from her husband “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering”(Chopin 16). This ties into psychoanalytic theory because she is trying to tell her mind, which is so obviously getting the best of her, that she doesn’t have anything to worry about anymore. These things even go on long enough to where Josephine begins to worry about her “Louise, open the door! I beg; open the door-you will make yourself ill” (Chopin 16). This also illustrates that Mrs. Mallard's mental health seems to be at the point to where people thinks she is going insane, and all of the is encompassed by the …show more content…
Mallard's Id plays its role in her character even though she doesn't know that. The Id showcases itself in all of Mrs. Mallard’s hallucinations because this is the only thing that would cause them to be bad and bring fear to her. This storing of her fears, was unconsciously brought to the surface sparking fear in Mrs. Mallard and leaving the reader to think about how crazily Mrs. Mallard is presenting herself. I also believe that her Id brought upon her death by causing high amounts of stress, joy, and relief that just overloaded her to the point where her heart