She knows that she will cry when she sees the corpse of her husband. Although she had some feelings of love for her husband, she tries to console herself that none of that mattered anymore and she would get a new kind of freedom. From the general look of things, it seems that this marriage was rather a sad than a happy one. At the beginning of the story, Louise is described to have a “fair calm face whose lines bespoke repression” (Chopin 2). The lines of repression portray that she was in an unhappy marriage.
As can be inferred, her heart is a major hindrance in their lives, and is constantly needing attention. Another role the heart plays in the story is Mrs. Mallard’s liberation. She feels oppressed by her marriage and her husband, and wants to live for herself. When she goes to the room by herself and sits in the large, comfortable chair, she whispers to herself, “Free! Body and soul, free!.” This shows that she feels like her heart, her soul, is trapped by her marriage, and with the news of the death of her husband, she is first filled with grief, because she did love him, but later with glee when she realizes that she is free.
“The Story of an Hour” The beginning of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” presents a woman who is about to be told that her husband has been killed in a railroad disaster. Louise Mallard suffers from a heart condition so her sister and friends must break the news to her as delicately as possible. Immediately after hearing the shocking news, she reacts just as one would imagine by weeping as she ran off to her room alone. However, the reaction quickly shifts as with her husband’s passing she is overcome with joy as she realizes that she no longer has to live for anyone but herself. The open window that Louise gazes from is a key symbol which represents the freedom and opportunity that is now possible now that her husband has died.
This thought allows her to feel a sense of community with the strangers at the park. Miss Brill takes every opportunity of imagining that she has a connection with the individuals she observes too feel like she belongs there. This helps Miss Brill to escape her solitary life at least once a week. However, as Miss Brill observes and listens, she prefers to view her world through a beautiful glass to protect herself from confronting the truth of her lonely life. Miss Brill exaggerates her perception of reality to avoid facing the bad things of her life.
Mr. Richards was in the newspaper office when he heard the news of the railroad disaster. Josephine started to break the news gently to her sister Mrs. Mallard. After Mrs. Mallard heard the news of her husband’s death; she didn’t react the way you think that she would. Instead of her having that paralyzed inability to accept his death she just wept. The grief she was feeling overcame her and she went to her room to be alone.
At the same time, Lily's mother showed herself to be subject to a moment of irresponsibility when she ran away without her daughter. As a result despite her feelings, Lily drives toward forgiving both Deborah and herself. Lastly, Lily is able to achieve forgives near the end of the novel, “In the photograph by my bed my mother is perpetually smiling at me. I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to
With a shadow over her head of reality, all she really needed to worry about was herself, making her a little selfish. After hearing that a girl called Eva Smith had committed suicide, her response isn’t that of much care or shock, but with a disappointed sadness “Oh- how horrible!” she later goes on to say “I’ve been so happy tonight. Oh I wish you hadn’t told me”, although she is a little shaken at the news she would have rather it not spoil her evening. This childish, selfish girl was interested in finding out more about this eva girl but her first few questions aren’t the norm, why did this happen, what was her situation, she instead goes straight to “Quite young?” and “Pretty?” as if she had to be pretty and young to get Sheila’s attention. So we can add superficial to the list of her characteristics.
Mallard “was afflicted with a heart trouble” and that she had to be approached with “great care” to tell her of her husband’s death (Chopin 212). As the story continues, however, it becomes evident that her illness is really a lack of love for her husband. Louise Mallard’s disinterest really became apparent to her when she whispered the words “free, free, free” (Chopin 212). “Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body” (Chopin 213). At this point, Louise’s emotional well being left her feeling like her heart was about to burst at the
Horton Horton1 English 102-400 S. Johnson July 20, 12 Great Sorrow Many women throughout life will have to endure the terrible news that their significant other has passed away. Also not preparing one’s self for the time of death can definitely impact a person tremendously. However, there are some women that have a deep feeling of relief when they hear the news also. As portrayed by Mrs. Mallard in “The Story of an Hour,” she grieved and also felt relieved. Mrs. Mallard went through a range of emotions such as grief, a feeling of comfort, and despair.
In the beginning she is bitter towards her, and isn't afraid to show it no matter what her dad thinks. Later on, she starts to regret her past words and says, "Several times I came across letters dealing with the subject "mummy" in such a hotheaded way and I was quite shocked" (pg 127). Anne begins to rethink her childish remarks and realizes what her relationship towards her mother lacks and learns to accept it instead of changing it. She becomes more tolerant with her mother and makes most of the little relationship they have. Little is exactly what Anne thinks of Peter in the beginning of her diary.