Kate Choplin's Heart Trouble

Kate Choplin in her story, “the story of an hour,” tries to give a brief introduction of the era when men were considered the supreme power in the household and the wives were there to love, trust and embrace their husband. Mrs. Louise Mallard, the protagonist, “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance…."(Choplin 3), feels the euphoria of freedom, when she comes to know about her husband’s death rather than sliding down in the vale of grief. Later, in the end, the moment she comes to know about the presence of Brently Mallard’s, crushes her dreams; eventually leading to her death. The ruthless truth of 19th century marriage through a girl’s point of view,” Dictatorial essence of Marriage can be fatal sometimes,” is magnificently described by Choplin in her narrative.
Mallard in the story, which allows us to envisage the irony in the story. It starts on the substantial belief of “weak heart”, therefore,” 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.”(Choplin 1) But, till the readers reach the end the death of Louise brings out the irony in the story.” The Joy that kills” (Choplin 20) relates to her death because of sudden loss of independence she found a while ago. Mark Cunningham also debates on the similar theme that Louise’s death is caused by the shock of the new found