What Is The Sympathy For Mrs. Mallard In The Story Of An Hour
Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”
Most of the story of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” focuses on the reaction of Mrs. Mallard when she finds out about the death of her husband in a train accident. The first paragraph leads off by letting you know the fragile state of Mrs. Mallard’s heart and how those around her where very careful not do or say anything to cause too much excitement or anxiety in her life. It also sets the stage for the audience to have a little sympathy for Mrs. Mallard, knowing the condition she is in. The line “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. The writer wants the reader to be sympathetic towards Mrs. Mallard. The story starts with Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine and Richard a close friend of her husband taking into consideration Mrs. Mallard’s condition and how she would respond to disheartening news. …show more content…
Mallard reaction to her husband’s death is very much justified but one could argue that she was also very self-involved. After she received the news of her husband’s passing, she did become very distract but not too long afterwards, she slowly began to start thinking about her life now and what the future holds for her. The thought of her whispering to herself “free, free, free!” and the phrase “Free, Body and soul free!” that she was chanting over and over would make you wonder why that of all things would come to mind. Is it because she has been trapped in a bad relationship for years and was yearning to dissolve
Most of the story of Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” focuses on the reaction of Mrs. Mallard when she finds out about the death of her husband in a train accident. The first paragraph leads off by letting you know the fragile state of Mrs. Mallard’s heart and how those around her where very careful not do or say anything to cause too much excitement or anxiety in her life. It also sets the stage for the audience to have a little sympathy for Mrs. Mallard, knowing the condition she is in. The line “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death. The writer wants the reader to be sympathetic towards Mrs. Mallard. The story starts with Mrs. Mallard’s sister Josephine and Richard a close friend of her husband taking into consideration Mrs. Mallard’s condition and how she would respond to disheartening news. …show more content…
Mallard reaction to her husband’s death is very much justified but one could argue that she was also very self-involved. After she received the news of her husband’s passing, she did become very distract but not too long afterwards, she slowly began to start thinking about her life now and what the future holds for her. The thought of her whispering to herself “free, free, free!” and the phrase “Free, Body and soul free!” that she was chanting over and over would make you wonder why that of all things would come to mind. Is it because she has been trapped in a bad relationship for years and was yearning to dissolve