Kate Chopin’s short story, “The Story of an Hour,” takes place in the late 1800s, before women were granted the right to vote. In this story, a Victorian idealistic view is placed on women. One can see the dreadful limitations women endured strictly based on women social standings and forced marriages. Many women, like Mrs. Mallard in this passage, dealt with unfit and inadequate marriages.
Originally, the reader believes the reason Mrs. Mallard wishes to weep and sit alone is due to her overwhelming grief of the passing of her husband. However, as the story progresses one can see that she is actually joyful and now free. Mrs. Mallard states continuously under her breath, “Free, free, free!” What more proof must one need in accepting that women
Originally, the reader believes the reason Mrs. Mallard wishes to weep and sit alone is due to her overwhelming grief of the passing of her husband. However, as the story progresses one can see that she is actually joyful and now free. Mrs. Mallard states continuously under her breath, “Free, free, free!” What more proof must one need in accepting that women