Freedom In Kate Chopin's The Story Of An Hour
“The Story of an Hour”
The story of an hour’s theme is about freedom. It tells about how Mrs. Mallard feels about freedom. The message it sends is that freedom can be stripped away from you within a small amount of time, and how it can come unexpectedly. The word free starts to repeat in Mrs. Mallard’s head and soon she starts to say it over and over.
In the story her sister, Josephine was the one who told Mrs. Mallard about the death of her husband. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble so they took great care of telling the news. Mrs. Mallard could not accept that he had died. She went into her room and locked the door behind her. She sat down looking out of the window thinking about how she was free from Mr. Mallard and how her life would be better.
She breathed; “free, free, free!” “The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright.” Mrs. Mallard didn’t love her husband most of the time so when she heard the news she was relieved.
Josephine was sitting at the door begging and waiting for Mrs. Mallard to open the door. When she opened the door “she had a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of victory”. At that moment all she could think about was the future and what she could and would do with her life, she could make her own choices. There was a monstrous joy that took over. “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering.
There was someone opening the door when Mrs. Mallard came down stairs. It was Mr. Mallard who had not been anywhere near the accident, he didn’t even know that there was an accident. Mrs. Mallard was not happy to see him. She was so upset that her heart stopped and she died. Everyone thought that she died because she was so happy to see him. Her freedom and joy had been taken away from her within a short amount of time. She was not expecting to see Mr. Mallard ever again.
The story of an hour’s theme is about freedom. It tells about how Mrs. Mallard feels about freedom. The message it sends is that freedom can be stripped away from you within a small amount of time, and how it can come unexpectedly. The word free starts to repeat in Mrs. Mallard’s head and soon she starts to say it over and over.
In the story her sister, Josephine was the one who told Mrs. Mallard about the death of her husband. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble so they took great care of telling the news. Mrs. Mallard could not accept that he had died. She went into her room and locked the door behind her. She sat down looking out of the window thinking about how she was free from Mr. Mallard and how her life would be better.
She breathed; “free, free, free!” “The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright.” Mrs. Mallard didn’t love her husband most of the time so when she heard the news she was relieved.
Josephine was sitting at the door begging and waiting for Mrs. Mallard to open the door. When she opened the door “she had a feverish triumph in her eyes, and she carried herself unwittingly like a goddess of victory”. At that moment all she could think about was the future and what she could and would do with her life, she could make her own choices. There was a monstrous joy that took over. “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering.
There was someone opening the door when Mrs. Mallard came down stairs. It was Mr. Mallard who had not been anywhere near the accident, he didn’t even know that there was an accident. Mrs. Mallard was not happy to see him. She was so upset that her heart stopped and she died. Everyone thought that she died because she was so happy to see him. Her freedom and joy had been taken away from her within a short amount of time. She was not expecting to see Mr. Mallard ever again.