The way in which Chopin writes Louise Mallard, she's not really her own person, she has never been allowed to be and this short story is her reaction to the short time in which she believed and was exhilarated by the thought of being able to live for herself. No one knows of her misery or even bothers to ask if she is happy or feels oppressed. Chopin wanted to show that behind every woman is a thousand thoughts and emotions, not just an obedient wife or daughter. Women were having their voices and their free will taken from them, some of them felt that freedom would only come when death did or some “the lucky ones” would have the men who governed their lives pass away and then they would be able to manage their time and life the way they wanted
The way in which Chopin writes Louise Mallard, she's not really her own person, she has never been allowed to be and this short story is her reaction to the short time in which she believed and was exhilarated by the thought of being able to live for herself. No one knows of her misery or even bothers to ask if she is happy or feels oppressed. Chopin wanted to show that behind every woman is a thousand thoughts and emotions, not just an obedient wife or daughter. Women were having their voices and their free will taken from them, some of them felt that freedom would only come when death did or some “the lucky ones” would have the men who governed their lives pass away and then they would be able to manage their time and life the way they wanted