and Mrs. Mallard’s marriage wasn’t very strong is because Mrs. Mallard didn’t cry like one normally would for someone who had just lost their husband in a train wreck. For example the story says, “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.” Normally, those who had just lost their husband would be hysteric, screaming, crying, but she only had a slight sob. She just sat motionless, not making a sound, almost the exact opposite of what most would
and Mrs. Mallard’s marriage wasn’t very strong is because Mrs. Mallard didn’t cry like one normally would for someone who had just lost their husband in a train wreck. For example the story says, “She sat with her head thrown back upon the cushion of the chair, quite motionless, except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her, as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams.” Normally, those who had just lost their husband would be hysteric, screaming, crying, but she only had a slight sob. She just sat motionless, not making a sound, almost the exact opposite of what most would