Louise Mallard's Death

Dag Hammarskjold once advised, “Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment.” This proves that you do not want to die but you need to do the things you want to do so when death comes, it isn't an issue. This is because you did everything in life you wanted to do. Kate Chopin’s realistic fiction short story, “The Story of An Hour,” introduces us to a character who suffers from oppression. One day Louise Mallard, a person with heart problems, had heard that her husband died. At first, she was very upset, looking out the window grieving. Then, she realized that she would be free and was very joyful. Louise walks out of her room and walking in, was her husband, Brently Mallard who really wasn't dead. Having her husband back, means her freedom is gone again. All this stress made Louise’s heart stop because she was so shocked and upset and because of her prior heart problems, she dropped dead. An analysis of the character, Louise Mallard from “The Story of An Hour” demonstrates the theme, self-fulfillment is

Her husband, Brently, had died in a railroad accident recently and this news made Louise very upset. The text states, “into this she sank, pressed down by physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach into her soul” (9). This scene particularly shows that this news affected her very much. Louise was showing that her energy and level of enthusiasm is low or non existent. Also, in the story it 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” (7). The reader learns that this news affected her negatively and all she could think about was how she’s going to miss her husband. Louise decided that she did want to interact with others. Louise’s agony is an issue that she is