Doll_House

Doll House Is it not ironic how we so often find ourselves pondering the manner in which we have always believed our lives to be led, our system of morals practiced, then due to some unexpected event we are suddenly thrust into a completely different way of thinking' Such is the case of the central character in Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” Louise Mallard, in hearing the news of her husband’s tragic death then subsequent revelation of its fallacy, finds herself quickly moving from grief, through a sense of newfound freedom, and finally into the despair of the loss of that freedom. After learning of her husband’s death in a railroad disaster, Mrs. Mallard sinks into a deep state of grief, as one would be expected to do upon receiving such news. She weeps uncontrollably until she can weep no more. Finally, she seeks refuge alone in her room, accepting comfort from no one. Physically and emotionally drained, Mrs. Mallard sits in a chair in front of an open window. Through that window begins a realization that haunts her as it creeps into her consciousness, and moves her toward a new unknown. As the sights and sounds of spring reveal themselves through mallard, new, mrs, life, louise, husband, free, been, again, window, way, through, return, own, one, news, live, instant, freedom, death, woman, weep, thought, thinking, sinks, returns, realizes, part, over, now, loss, husband’s, hour, herself, heart, grief, great, find, finally, even, day, completely, , without, wishes, weeps, weak, upon, until, unknown, unexpected