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Story Of An Hour Literary Analysis

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At first, freedom seems like a terrible thing to Mrs. Mallard, who is restrained from it in lots of ways: throughout her marriage, by her diagnosis of heart disease, and even inside her home. In "The Story of an Hour" she did not even leave the house. That is what made her seem freedom less from outside her home. On the other hand, though, she has considerable freedoms as an upper-class, married lady (Berkove). She could tell that freedom was coming her way, and she dreaded for it. Once her freedom started to arrive, it gave her joy within that was overpowering. Mrs. Mallard experienced her mental and emotional freedom just sitting confined with the window open to a room. She felt as if her freedom would leave her as soon as she left the room to go somewhere. Knowing that men are to be head of the household and they are supposed to bring in the most money, but when men come home from work they automatically get their freedom. Woman usually know that when they come home they are tired. They come home and get all cleaned up then jump right in the bed or go and launch down on the couch. …show more content…

Her husband not loving her like he should caused her to feel abandoned and freedom less. She always stayed to herself in one room. Every time she left that room she immediately felt her freedom move away from her. Then one day her husband had passed away and her heart, body, mind, and soul finally felt freed and at ease. It was not because of his death where she was overjoyed, but because she could finally be to herself. Kate then had opened the window to feel the breeze from the outside not realizing that she was getting too relaxed. Everyone knew of her having heart disease, but did not expect to see her pass away next. She had taken in her last few breaths and then she was finally freed. Most of them looked at it as if she died from her heart disease, but she died from the joy

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