Symbols In Kate Chopin's 'Story Of An Hour'

In Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour,” there’s tons of different ironic pieces and symbols throughout the excerpt. These symbols have a deeper meaning to the story than what meets the eye. Some of these symbols are the mentioning of Mrs. Mallard’s troubled heart. Her troubled heart plays a major role as the story take place. Mrs. Mallard staring out of the window where a sense of renewal revealing her knew found independent and freedom. Lastly the events in the story were leading her to find her own self-identity.
To begin with, Mrs. Mallard is said to have a troubled heart. The story begins with friends of the Mallards preparing to inform Mrs. Mallard that she is now a widow. Her husband was thought to have died in a railroad incident. She was said to have a troubled heart and they were having trouble on figuring out a way to break her the news. Although Mrs. Mallard heart problems are physical which one can assume its health related, it also can symbolize how unhappy she was in her marriage. It also can indicate her unhappiness due to her lack of independence and freedom. Mrs. Mallard is also a symbol in this story because she represents the women of her time frame that where married had restrictions and couldn’t have independence because the man controlled everything.
Another symbol in “Story of an Hour” the window in her room
The fact that Mrs. Mallard had more emotion about gaining freedom from the cuffs of marriage than the death of her husband. The window showing displaying the springtime and pleasant scenery as a symbol of freedom also an ironic event because this was a time for grieving. Lastly the mentioning of her troubled heart. This was ironic because as her sister and husband’s friend thought the news of her husband death would cause stress on her heart but the fact that her husband was still alive, striping her of her independence is really what caused her