In the story, “The Story of an Hour” Mrs. Mallard is happy that her husband dies. As she is sitting in the room by herself she ponders about a life that she can look forward to because there is no one holding her back. She has felt trapped during her marriage and finally has hope of a happy life that she deserves. The way the author describes the open square with trees, rain, singing, and sparrows seems to reflect the new Mrs. Mallard. It’s give the sense the life without worries that Mrs. Mallard was looking forward to.
At the end when she finds out that her husband is not dead I think she is over come with a lot of emotions. It was like everything that she had just imagined was taken from her in a second. There would be no more freedom and a life that she could live for herself instead of someone else. I think that this is what killed her. The fact of still being trapped was too much for her, and the feeling of helplessness was too much to handle and pushed her over the edge.
I know that I can personally related to Mrs. Mallard in "The Storm." I'm not married and nobody died on me but sometimes I just feel so overwhelmed with so many emotions that I too feel like I'm close to the edge. I hope that I never get so overwhelmed that my heart will explode but I hope that I will be able to control my emotions and take of my problems as they come. I also hope that I will never become so trapped in a situation that I can't get myself out of it. That I am so deep in it that the only way out is death. I hope that I will think more of myself and think of the consequences of what I am doing to myself.
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