The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin tells the final portion of the relationship between Mrs. Louise Mallard and her husband, Brently Mallard. The story opens with Mr. Mallard away while, the sick, Mrs. Mallard is home being with her sister Josephine and Mr. Mallard’s friend, Richards. When it is discovered by Richards and Josephine that Mr. Mallard has been killed in a train accident, they make it important to break the news to Mrs. Mallard gently. The response from Mrs. Mallard is typical; She cries. After retiring to her room and locking the door, Louise reflect on her life with Brently and discovers her freedom. Due to Josephine’s concern over Louise’s health, she unlocks the door and Josephine helps her down the stairs. Suddenly, Brently
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When she returns to her room, Mrs. Mallard is conflicted over the loss of her husband due to the fact that she realizes she is free. Her recognition of “new spring life,” is a large symbol of her freedom (Chopin 1). Foster points out that, “Spring is the season not only of renewal but of hope, of new awakenings,” (73). Mrs. Mallard’s newly found strength is overwhelming and she doesn’t know what to expect, “she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air” (Chopin 2). The exact moment she understands her freedom, Mrs. Mallard cannot stop repeating herself. “Free, free, free!” she says (Chopin 2). When her conflicted mind pulls back to the thought of Brently, Louise’s remembrance of her husband matches the relationship I have with my …show more content…
I felt Louise’s scream within my soul at the end of this story and I put out a shrill sound every time I am beaten for spilling water, not handing over the entirety of my paycheck or for simply not folding the laundry properly. Abusers have many reasons for doing what they do best and Brently Mallard never would’ve stopped his abuse. When Louise dies, it’s not because of “heart disease – of the joy that kills” (Chopin 3). Louise Mallard died because Brently Mallard would’ve killed her anyway. You may be asking why I know this and it’s because Louise Mallard story is my story. Every time I am beaten, I can see the anger in my boyfriend’s eyes and one day I’ll be dead. Fortunately for my family, they will believe I died because I was sick and not because of the man who says he loves
When she returns to her room, Mrs. Mallard is conflicted over the loss of her husband due to the fact that she realizes she is free. Her recognition of “new spring life,” is a large symbol of her freedom (Chopin 1). Foster points out that, “Spring is the season not only of renewal but of hope, of new awakenings,” (73). Mrs. Mallard’s newly found strength is overwhelming and she doesn’t know what to expect, “she felt it, creeping out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the scents, the color that filled the air” (Chopin 2). The exact moment she understands her freedom, Mrs. Mallard cannot stop repeating herself. “Free, free, free!” she says (Chopin 2). When her conflicted mind pulls back to the thought of Brently, Louise’s remembrance of her husband matches the relationship I have with my …show more content…
I felt Louise’s scream within my soul at the end of this story and I put out a shrill sound every time I am beaten for spilling water, not handing over the entirety of my paycheck or for simply not folding the laundry properly. Abusers have many reasons for doing what they do best and Brently Mallard never would’ve stopped his abuse. When Louise dies, it’s not because of “heart disease – of the joy that kills” (Chopin 3). Louise Mallard died because Brently Mallard would’ve killed her anyway. You may be asking why I know this and it’s because Louise Mallard story is my story. Every time I am beaten, I can see the anger in my boyfriend’s eyes and one day I’ll be dead. Fortunately for my family, they will believe I died because I was sick and not because of the man who says he loves