Story Of An Hour Marriage Quotes

“I miss me. I miss the old me, The happy me, The bright me, The smiling me, The laughing me, The gone me.”(Unknown) This quote can apply to Mrs. Mallard in the story “The Story of an Hour”. Published in 1894, “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin tells the story of Mrs. Mallard’s feelings about her marriage when she finds out about her husband's unfortunate death in an accident. In the 19th century, it was normal for marriages to take on the stereotypical image in which the husband was the dominant figure in the relationship or family. As the breadwinner, the man was in charge of everything and the woman stayed home to care for the home and family. In this story, Kate Chopin shows that the attitude of marriage was one that seemed to be one-sided

Mallard was a type of victim in this marriage. She most likely experienced a type of imprisonment throughout her marriage. It was normal for women or wives to act like servants or shadows during the time period. Mayhem Mrs. Mallard was a woman who was smart and intelligent. She could have been a lady who may have had an education and could have done more in her life, but becoming married stopped her from doing this. When she found out that her husband died, she felt the following. “But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome.”( Chopin, Page 1) In this statement, Kate Chopin shares that Mrs. Mallard was in a marriage that held her back and trapped

Mallard's death, she experiences feelings in that could be stronger than the love she had for her husband. “There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself.”( Chopin, Page 1) As a woman who was bound to her husband in marriage, it seemed her love for him or each other was one that is more like a duty or responsibility. I think marriage has a place in which these traits are essential, but it doesn’t represent the deep love that people could have for each other. In this, Mrs. Mallard is free from the chains or expectations of what being married was in the 19th century. She is free. The story states, “And yet she had loved him--sometimes. Often she had not. What did it matter? What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in the face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!”( Chopin, Page 1) However these two loved each other, but it was not true love. It was a job and maybe like a show to the world and