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Heart Disease-Of Joy That Kills Analysis

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An example of symbolism from this story is the heart. "Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble" The "heart trouble" is symbolic of the unhappy marriage she was in. When she is starting to realize the new found freedom she is about to have: "Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body." The last sentence of the story, "When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills." represents the overwhelming feeling of freedom she experienced when she learned of her husbands supposed death taken away from her as quickly as she had received it. Imagery of spring is shown after the main character learns of her husbands supposed death. "She could see in the open square before
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