This is seen particularly in the first sentence of the story, where Chopin claims, “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death” (179). Kate Chopin use of foreshowing to start the story, which gives us reader the clue about Mrs. Mallard’s medical condition. This eventually leads to the surprise ending of Kate Chopin story. Therefore, the news about her husband’s death anticipates, that Mrs. Mallard did not react as a wife would react to her husband’s death. Which shows sign of freedom for her later in the story, when Mrs. Mallard says, “there would be no one to live for her in the upcoming years; no power of anyone will hold back her” (Chopin 180). She knew something in her mind that her time to live with freedom was approaching and she welcomed it with open arms and full of joy. She had no fear of dying, for whom would she live for, the husband who has the control of her had no freedom over herself. Over all, showing the health disorder of the main character vie foreshowing gives a clue of something unexpected is coming up in the
This is seen particularly in the first sentence of the story, where Chopin claims, “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death” (179). Kate Chopin use of foreshowing to start the story, which gives us reader the clue about Mrs. Mallard’s medical condition. This eventually leads to the surprise ending of Kate Chopin story. Therefore, the news about her husband’s death anticipates, that Mrs. Mallard did not react as a wife would react to her husband’s death. Which shows sign of freedom for her later in the story, when Mrs. Mallard says, “there would be no one to live for her in the upcoming years; no power of anyone will hold back her” (Chopin 180). She knew something in her mind that her time to live with freedom was approaching and she welcomed it with open arms and full of joy. She had no fear of dying, for whom would she live for, the husband who has the control of her had no freedom over herself. Over all, showing the health disorder of the main character vie foreshowing gives a clue of something unexpected is coming up in the