Louise Mallard's Identity

Mrs. Mallard and Mrs. Sommers have a fair share of intemperance. Mrs. Mallard has come to the realization that the death of her husband is not only a tragic occurrence, but also a beneficial cutting of her previously binding marital ties. The crisis of her grief has given her new insight on her life, and Mrs. Mallard understands that her marriage has limited her independence and freedom. Due to this realization she immediately forgets about the accident and starts to think about her freedom: ““Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering” (paragraph 14). It is only an hour after Mrs. Mallard has received the bitter news of her husband’s death. Considering that her husband is gone, instead of mourning, she is overwhelmed with the freedom she

“Story of an Hour” uses Louise Mallard’s repressed life as a wife to elucidate how repression can lead to bottled up depression. Louise Mallard understands the “right” way for women to behave, but her internal thoughts and feelings are anything but correct. This is first illustrated by the initial reaction to her husband’s death, where she cries instead of feeling numb, as she suspects other women would do. The death of her husband acts as a catalyst to alleviate her depression that rooted in her marriage. In the beginning of the story we are introduced to Louise’s heart problem, which shows the extent to which she believes her marriage has trapped her. The author of the story gives a vague description of Mallard’s heart condition just simply calling it a “heart problem” (Choplin 452). This vague description shows how her “heart problem” is both physical and

Mallard is unsatisfied with the limitations of her marriage, however, like Desiree, she is submissive and believes that the end of her duties as a wife will come at the death of her husband and her freedom will be given to her. Also, she experiences little or no feelings because of her marriage. This is shown when Mrs. Mallard, after hearing of her husband’s death, cries, but ironically she senses a moment of euphoric pleasure at the awaiting freedom in her remaining life. “She saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely.” Mrs. Millard is now aware of things that were not noticeable before such as: the beginning of spring, patches of blue sky through clouds, the twittering of sparrows and the smelling of the pending rain, which may signify the nature of her freedom. Mrs. Mallard would now be able to live her life outside the home and find her identity.

Mallard’s sad reaction, after she ponders on her initial emotions by herself, she learns that the relationship with her husband becomes irrelevant to the wonderful feelings of individual freedom. Initially, Mrs. Mallard grieves upon hearing her husband’s death. As the story progresses, Mrs. Mallard begins to develop her true emotions towards the death of her husband after reflecting in her room alone. Finally, Mrs. Mallard’s initial feelings of sadness are overpowered by her discovery of the feelings of freedom. In conclusion, although individuals may react dramatically when facing a sad situation, their emotions may change as a result of the discovery of a previously unknown feeling of

In “The Story of an Hour”, the main character Mrs. Mallard, gets news that her husband has been killed in an accident. Her sister delays telling her the news because she has a bad heart, but when she finally tells the news, Mrs. Mallard wants to be left alone. They think that she is very upset by her husband’s death, but

Mrs. Mallard had, "in that brief moment of illumination"(15), stumbled upon a truth: she was now her own person, free from the confines of her husband. She had loved her husband, "sometimes"(15), but that didn't matter: "What could love ....count for in the face of theis possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being! THE theme of the story unfolds at this point: Mrs. Mallard, through the death of her husband, is able to experience the joy of the realization

The Story of an Hour In the passage “The Story of an Hour’’ A women named Louise Mallard gets news of her husband supposed passing away. In this passing hour of believing that her dear husband was gone, she went through a journey in these short moments. Initially she overcame grief, but when she realized that this means that she will finally assert her independence, because from now she wasn’t a man’s Property. Louise loved that her name was single out due to her husbands deceased.

Mrs. Mallard lived her life for her husband instead of herself. A moment in the short story that indicates Mrs. Mallard was living for her husband instead of herself in indirectly expressed when she was so eager to start a new life and when she shouts “free, free, free” (11). When individuals are not living for themselves it is not a joyous feeling, they are not free, and they are tied to their lover. The wife and husband becomes one which forms a union. Once they become a union they do things for each other and often the wife loses herself and lives under the commands of her husband. Finally, Mrs. Mallard realizes her “self-assertion” (15) to the world. Mrs. Mallard self-assertion was her feeling confident in finally receiving freedom from

In "The Story of an Hour," a short story by Kate Chopin, the protagonist is Louise Mallard, wife of Brentley Mallard. She is a beautiful young woman in her mid 20s to early 30s. She and her husband live a middle class life in their two story home overlooking a park. Mrs. Mallard could be classified as a pampered wife because of all the luxuries she has and the way people treat her. Not everything is perfect in her life, however because Louise Mallard has a heart condition. The other characters treat Mrs. Mallard carefully to avoid any problems. When news arrives about her husband's sudden death, her whole world turns upside down.

Mrs. Mallard feels tied down and trapped in her marriage. The lines of her face "bespoke repression" (paragraph 8). Once Mrs. Mallard receives the news of her husband's death, she knew that there will "be no powerful will bending her" (paragraph 14). There now would be no husband who believes he had the "right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature"

Mrs.Mallard feels a growing sense of autonomy and worth as she has given independence and control of her life by the news of her husband's death. An example of this would be when it says in the story ““free, free, free!” as she feels her blood coursing and warmed in her.” “Every inch of her body”relaxes as she becomes aware that she is no longer trapped by her marriage.” its an irony story because we wouldn’t expect her to feel happy about her husband's death.

Mrs. Mallard was fighting back the feeling of freedom. She had realized she was finally free. She could be her own person. Mrs. Mallard was finally free to do as she pleases, but it was not something she was used to. Such as spending her time as she wishes. She was finally capable of breaking free and being her own person, but it terrifies her a bit. She realized she could finally spend her remaining seasons how she wants. Mrs. Mallard was hopeful and at the same time terrified she finally able to be her own

         Upon passage of her “storm of grief,” Mrs. Mallard retreats to her room in order to obtain tranquility.  Standing before the open window, she begins to take in the “elixir of life” and thus triggers her rebirth into freedom.  Looking out the window, Mallard views “the new spring life,” symbolic of the dawning of a new day or of her born-again experience.  “Trees…aquiver with new spring life…breath of rain in the air….a distant song which some one was singing…[and] sparrows twittering…,”  all provide evidence for the rebirthing experience occurring to her.  Sitting “quite motionless,” she begins to sense “something….subtle and elusive….coming to her….”  As the process of Mrs. Mallard’s transformation nears completion, she receives “…this thing….[with] monstrous joy….”  She now realizes that “…this thing….” is the one thing she has longed for – freedom.  Mallard comes to the conclusion “that she would weep again,” however, this time the tears would be of joy instead of sorrow, knowing that the rest of her years would “…belong to her absolutely…,” and no longer will she have to endure men trying to “…impose a private will upon [this] fellow-creature.”  She now knows that her “self-assertion…the strongest impulse of her being,” can now run rampant, and she begins to

In the story, “The Story of an Hour,” the topic of marriage becomes a controversial topic to be discussed. Upon the arrival of the news of Mr. Mallard's death to his wife, she becomes consumed with sadness with all her friends to witness it. However, she soon realizes that her bonds of marriage have been broken and she has been given a new life through the loss of another. Some may say Mrs. Mallard reacted cruelly to the death of her husband, but the reality is, her reaction was fair and justified.

Mrs. Mallard is first described as having heart problems, physically and emotionally. Her heart problems could allude to her emotional instability, and the failure to live freely. Her weak heart paralyzes her weak