The news of the apparent death of Brently Mallard rocked Louise Mallard’s world; for several minutes anyways. After the initial shock of the news of her husband’s death was over she immediately felt a surge of freedom and selfishness for herself. She had never experienced the freedom of being free from a husband or family since she had married very early in life. I believe that the death of Mrs. Mallard upon the sight of her husband in the door alive and well is symbolic of her resolve to remain free at all costs. She wanted to retain the memory of being free no matter how long it lasted or the cost of the
The news of the apparent death of Brently Mallard rocked Louise Mallard’s world; for several minutes anyways. After the initial shock of the news of her husband’s death was over she immediately felt a surge of freedom and selfishness for herself. She had never experienced the freedom of being free from a husband or family since she had married very early in life. I believe that the death of Mrs. Mallard upon the sight of her husband in the door alive and well is symbolic of her resolve to remain free at all costs. She wanted to retain the memory of being free no matter how long it lasted or the cost of the