Mrs. Mallards Freedom this essay is about kate chopin's short story "story of an hour" Has explication of her character traits and reasons for her unhappiness.

"Mrs. Mallard's Freedom" Mrs. Mallard has many sides to her looks, feelings, and personality. From what we learn in the story she seems to be a woman of an elderly age. We later find out that in actuality she is young and that her life has altered her looks. She also has different feelings at times about how the death of Mr. Mallard will affect her. Her emotions change from intense grief to happiness within …showed first 75 words of 819 total…

…showed last 75 words of 819 total…soul free!" (14). That is why her feelings change so suddenly when thinking about her husband's demise. After Mrs. Mallard became married it becomes apparent that she became her husband's servant. This is proven by the line "There would be no powerful will bending hers" (Chopin 13) which means that her husband had all the control in their marriage. Chopin, Kate. "Story of an Hour." Literature for Composition. Eds. Sylvan Barnet, et. Al. New York: Longman, 2003. 12-14