“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin portrays the meaning of how love can kill when the one you love dies. Mrs.Mallard, the main character, is happy because she is free from her husband and only has to live for herself. In lines eleven and twelve the narrator said “When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone,” meaning that she went to grieve by herself due to her husband’s passing. Then in line fifty-three Mrs. Mallard says to herself “Free! Body and soul free!” referring to her being free, and that she can live for herself. Kate Chopin adds suspense to the short story in the first few lines when Josephine, Mrs.Mallard’s sister is about to tell Mrs.Mallard that her husband Brently Mallard has passed away due
