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...lone in her room, Mrs. Mallard realized that she had finally obtained full liberty and control of her life. Over the course of the story, the audience is surprised to find that Louise became high-spirited as began to look forward to her new life. As she eventually allowed Josephine to enter her room, she went downstairs and saw her husband who was alive and well, since he was not really killed in the accident. Ironically, as Louise realized that her newfound freedom had been taken away and that her husband was back, she died of a heart attack - “a joy that kills.” As in many short stories and fictional novels, in this tale, the narrator speaks from the third person perspective. Although the narrator is not actually participating in the story, he or she is effectively able to get into the mind of the main character, Mrs. Mallard. This narrator tells the story from a selective point of view and allows the audience to see the world through Louise’s eyes. As Mrs. Mallard sinks in “a comfortable, roomy armchair” and is “pressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach her soul,” the reader is able to experience the world she sees as she looks through the open window. The narrator’s description of the im...