Free Will In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour
In every country, city or neighborhood there is a set of invisible rules created with unanimous consent from people. These rules are the norms in which an individual should act, its states who the individual should marry and even states what clothes are appropriate to wear. These invisible rules are always attack by lone individuals but are rarely erased from the invisible rule book. Society expectation is the name of these rules and there are the most powerful weapon society has in attacking the unnatural. Society expectation work by oppressing the individual free will thus erasing the individual freedom in controlling their own life. Yet, free will is the one ability humankind need to survive and live a meaningful life. In “The Story of
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Mallard symbolizes the revival of society pressure. Throughout the story, the narrator describe how society controlled and limited Ms. Mallard life by using her husband as a weapon. Yet, it should be noted that the same society pressure was created by people like Ms. Mallard, and her family. Therefore, the cause of Louse imprisonment was not directly her husband’s but the ignorance of people because it is people who see nothing wrong with “imposing a private will upon a fellow-creature” (Chopin). Hence, Mr. Mallard revival does not mean that he personally will strip Louse of her freedom but serve as a reminder of society pressure because he is part of society. Brently like all of society is ignorant to the harm they cause people, and because of the oblivious behavior of Brently, he can’t be the villain, but is a victim like Louse. Additionally, if Brently had died Louse would have not been freed from society, because there will always be more people imposing the invisible will onto her. So, when Louse sees him, she realizes that her husband, “as a proponent of patriarchal culture [ and of society in general], would never allow for a woman’s self-discovery” (Amil 219). By realizing that her husband is not the problem but society is; Louse understand that “it’s impossible for her to keep both her spirit and body free in the traditional society” (Wan
Mallard symbolizes the revival of society pressure. Throughout the story, the narrator describe how society controlled and limited Ms. Mallard life by using her husband as a weapon. Yet, it should be noted that the same society pressure was created by people like Ms. Mallard, and her family. Therefore, the cause of Louse imprisonment was not directly her husband’s but the ignorance of people because it is people who see nothing wrong with “imposing a private will upon a fellow-creature” (Chopin). Hence, Mr. Mallard revival does not mean that he personally will strip Louse of her freedom but serve as a reminder of society pressure because he is part of society. Brently like all of society is ignorant to the harm they cause people, and because of the oblivious behavior of Brently, he can’t be the villain, but is a victim like Louse. Additionally, if Brently had died Louse would have not been freed from society, because there will always be more people imposing the invisible will onto her. So, when Louse sees him, she realizes that her husband, “as a proponent of patriarchal culture [ and of society in general], would never allow for a woman’s self-discovery” (Amil 219). By realizing that her husband is not the problem but society is; Louse understand that “it’s impossible for her to keep both her spirit and body free in the traditional society” (Wan