Oppression In The Story Of An Hour

“The story of an hour” is a short story about the thoughts of a woman after she is told that her husband has died in an accident. It suggests the theme of the oppression in females is woeful and harming them so the situations they are facing should be improved. Firstly, after the news of Mr. Mallard’s death is conveyed. The author portrays the view outside the window. At this point Mrs. Mallard starts to have the feeling of free because her husband has died so there is no one will restrict her independence since then. “There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.” This quote is significant because it contains symbolism. Light was breaking through
Mallard becomes an independent female without the limit of marriage. She is like a bird which escapes from the cage, expressing her excited feeling of being free. Finally, the ending of this story is tragic. Mrs. Mallard died of heart disease. The point of this quote is to inform the result of over oppression in females and suggests readers to consider the problem which females are facing seriously. The author here try to use this ironic, tragic ending to suggests us how females like Mrs. Mallard are misunderstood by society, although Mrs. Mallard has realizes she should fight for her independence. Since the mainstream idea still does not changed so she has to compromise to the reality, which she has to die in order to avoid the restrictions. “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.” This quote is significant because it displays situational irony. Mrs. Mallard dies at the end of the story. However, what ironic is that she is not die of joy but dies due to she does not want to live under her husband’s restriction anymore. What more ironic is that the people all believe she is die of joy. It connects to the caged bird that the bird is limited by the cage. Mrs. Mallard is limited by her