Wednesday, 28 January 2009
The Story of an Hour
In the last line of "The Story of an Hour" my first impression was that she had passed away by joy of her husband dying. Then after reading it again i came to the conclusion i was wrong. Mrs Mallard shows definite emotion upon hearing of her husbands death. She even mentions how she will weep again at his funeral. The time she spends looking out her window is when i feel the last line of the story is brought to life. She feels a sense of freedom, and feels alive with her ability to see everything alone. No one watching over her she was able to be "free". Joy overcomes her body and she slips away. With your loved one gone and your health failing, with ultimately nothing to live for it wouldn't be hard to let go. I also think some of her joy could be attributed to knowing of her own death to come soon and not being able to be with her husband any more, and upon news of his death she thinks their separation will not be long. Making her passing that much more timely and understandable.
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