She is a middle aged woman with heart trouble, and bad news was about to come her way of the “possible death of her husband” (Chopin, 1894, para.1). Mrs. Mallard was a lady who was possibly controlled in her life by her husband. “When hearing the news of the death, she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in Josephine’s arms” (Chopin, 1894, para.3). I can feel the attachment that she had with her husband, but wept once also shows maybe some antipathy. Mrs. Mallard made her way to her room and stared out her window to watch her new life take fold.
Body and soul free” (169-170). Louise’s celebration of her husband’s death ends when she leaves her bedroom to be with her sister again. Suddenly they hear someone turning a key in the front door and they turn to see Brently Mallard, Louise’s husband. Louise was so shocked of her husband’s arrival that she, having prior heart trouble, has a heart attack brought on by “joy that kills”, or so the doctors said (170). Chopin uses quite a bit of figurative language in her story; two of the best examples are Louise’s heart trouble and the open window in her bedroom.
They both fear that when they tell Louise the news of the wreck that killed her husband, Louise may become very sick. Richard and Josephine feel they need to deliver the news with great care and caution. . At first we think that Louise is very upset over the news that her husband had been killed in a train wreck; however we are told that she realizes the freedom she might have if she is no longer tied down to her husband. Louise keeps repeating to herself “free, free, free.” The very first action we are told about that Louise performs describes as unusual by Chopin.
Granny Weatherall is in her home, sick and being visited by her friends and family as she lay and await her closely approaching death. The company, though only having intentions of spending a few last moments with the dying woman, seem to be taking away from time Mrs. Weatherall would rather spend lying alone in silence. As with most that are facing death Mrs. Weatherall is caught up in the memories, good and bad, of the 80 years of her life that had ultimately led her here. She begins with recounting her first time feeling jilted, being left at the altar by her husband to be, and so subsequently builds the fearful
Marea Wiggins Personal Journal on “Story of an Hour” While reading “Story of an Hour”, it bought about so many different emotions, such as sadness, disappointment, guilt, hurt, and the feeling of being free. When Mrs. Mallard found out about her husband’s death from her sister Josephine and her husband’s friend Richard, Mrs. Mallard couldn’t accept the fact that it was actually her husband who had died. If I was in her position, I really don’t believe that I could get over something so shocking just that easy. The hurt and sorrow would be entirely too much for me to handle. The one moment when Mrs. Mallard was alone in her room really stuck out the most.
Josie could not forgive Nonna because she was always mentioning Christina’s mistake of sleeping with Micheal Andretti. Nonna was a hypocrite; she had always treated Christina badly because of her one mistake. Josie said that Nonna had the hide seventeen years ago to treat Mama the way she did when all the time she had done worse. Nonna slept with an Australian while she was married. Josie resents Nonna’s interference in both hers’ and Mama’s lives and despises her grandmother for being set in her ways.
The reading shows the positive change that has taken over the feminine world from the eighteenth century until now. This story tells of Mrs. Mallard, who is suffering from heart trouble and is told false news of her husband’s death. “She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same with a paralyzed inability to except its significance. She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms. When the storm of grief had spent itself she went away to her room alone.
From the beginning of the story we learn that Louise has some sort of a serious heart condition. Her troubled heart is mentioned because that was the reason behind why “great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death” (Chopin 66). Louise’s husband, Brently, died in a railroad disaster, and of course any person even without a heart problem would have been extremely saddened by the news of a dearly loved one’s death. Her sister Josephine knew about her condition and did all she can do to let her sister know as lightly and smoothly about her husband’s death. But no one knew or even suspected that Louise’s heart condition had a much deeper reason behind it, fueling it from the day she became Mrs. Mallard.
Leslie Knox Ms. Baldwin English 3/ Period 6 2 March 2013 The Story of an Hour Essay In the story, The Story of an Hour, by Kate Chopin, there is a woman with a heart condition that receives bad news. She deals with thenews in a different way than most people would. At first she js sad, but then she realizes she is happy. At the end of the storythere is a major twist. The woman, Mrs. Mallard, is told by her sister Josephine and her husbands friend Richards, that her husband Brently Mallard has been killed in a railroad accodent at work.
In order to achieve self-fulfillment their lives ended in tragedy. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," a young woman's innermost thoughts about her life and marriage and her perception of the world are expressed through Louise, who reacts in a strange way after receiving news that her husband has been killed in a train wreck. "She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same, with a paralyzed inability to accept its significance" and instead of breaking down emotionally she explores the possibilities of what a new life would bring. She realizes that her husband is no longer there to control her or tell her what to do. "There would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself".