My thoughts on "The Story of an Hour"

After reading this I was a little bit surprised. At first we expect Mrs. Mallard to be overwhelmed with grief , but when she whispers the words, "free, free, free" we understand Mrs. Mallard's true feelings towards her husband. This story gives us insight into how different marriage was when this story was written as compared to now. To think that the only way to get away from her oppressive husband was for him to die. Today, if you are unhappy with your marriage it does not take much to get out of it. The joy Mrs. Mallard has in the death of her husband makes me feel sorry for her. For her to feel like she has been set free tells us how miserable her marriage was. It makes you wonder what it was that cause such feelings of contempt. The ending to this story was both shocking and ironic. They thought the news of her husbands death would kill, while the sight of him still breathing is what did her in. Neither Josephine nor Richards will ever know the way Mrs. Mallard truly felt.