An Hour of Freedom
Throughout “The Story of an Hour” there is a clear negative cognizance of Mrs. Mallard and her latent animosity towards concepts such as marriage and parenthood. Since people do not usually assess a situation from all angles they are oblivious to the complexities of a problem. Resulting in a stubborn belief of perceived reality and sense of truth. However, the townspeople in the story are subject to believing, from their limited perspectives, what they witness are absolute truths. In “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard is narrowly perceived by the reader for having negative demeanor because of her immediate acceptance of her husband’s death, excitable emotions when she receives the news, and the realization of new possibility …show more content…
Mallard receives tragic notice of her husband’s death which spawns an entire spectrum of emotion from the depths of her being. Mrs. Mallard proceeds to lock herself in a room in order to assimilate her thoughts, which concerns her sister, Louise, who is worrisome of her mental stability and her life without a man who can support her. Ironically, Mrs. Mallard spends only a few moments concerned with these ideas, before she glances out of a window and begins to realize a more beautiful existence, “She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!’” (Chopin 645). Even though the influx of emotions resulting from the protagonist’s loss of Mr. Mallard are grim, sympathy is in order because the reader is made to understand her true degree of marital misery. This short, but substantial statement allows the reader to perceive the depth of Mrs. Mallard’s feelings of marital and familial entrapment. Once she is relieved of her obligation she feels the possibility of infinite …show more content…
Mallard is finally willing to partake in life with a full embrace and changing perspective when she drinks an elixir of life. Mrs. Mallard was truly engulfed in a dense hope for longevity and life, in her now possible future. She is overwhelmingly happy once she processes the futures she may follow as shown when she says, “There would be no one to live for in those coming years. She would live for herself,” (Chopin 645). Mrs. Mallard realizes the new possibilities of becoming the individual she has always strived to be, without having an obligation to anyone else. It is understandable that Mrs. Mallard expresses joy when processing her future because she no longer feels restricted by her husband’s imposing will. She will finally be able to construct her own identity and live as she sees
Throughout “The Story of an Hour” there is a clear negative cognizance of Mrs. Mallard and her latent animosity towards concepts such as marriage and parenthood. Since people do not usually assess a situation from all angles they are oblivious to the complexities of a problem. Resulting in a stubborn belief of perceived reality and sense of truth. However, the townspeople in the story are subject to believing, from their limited perspectives, what they witness are absolute truths. In “The Story of an Hour”, Mrs. Mallard is narrowly perceived by the reader for having negative demeanor because of her immediate acceptance of her husband’s death, excitable emotions when she receives the news, and the realization of new possibility …show more content…
Mallard receives tragic notice of her husband’s death which spawns an entire spectrum of emotion from the depths of her being. Mrs. Mallard proceeds to lock herself in a room in order to assimilate her thoughts, which concerns her sister, Louise, who is worrisome of her mental stability and her life without a man who can support her. Ironically, Mrs. Mallard spends only a few moments concerned with these ideas, before she glances out of a window and begins to realize a more beautiful existence, “She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!’” (Chopin 645). Even though the influx of emotions resulting from the protagonist’s loss of Mr. Mallard are grim, sympathy is in order because the reader is made to understand her true degree of marital misery. This short, but substantial statement allows the reader to perceive the depth of Mrs. Mallard’s feelings of marital and familial entrapment. Once she is relieved of her obligation she feels the possibility of infinite …show more content…
Mallard is finally willing to partake in life with a full embrace and changing perspective when she drinks an elixir of life. Mrs. Mallard was truly engulfed in a dense hope for longevity and life, in her now possible future. She is overwhelmingly happy once she processes the futures she may follow as shown when she says, “There would be no one to live for in those coming years. She would live for herself,” (Chopin 645). Mrs. Mallard realizes the new possibilities of becoming the individual she has always strived to be, without having an obligation to anyone else. It is understandable that Mrs. Mallard expresses joy when processing her future because she no longer feels restricted by her husband’s imposing will. She will finally be able to construct her own identity and live as she sees