The Story of an Hour analysis
...now changing, Mrs. Mallard changes to Louise. As Louise returns downstairs once again, all her new dreams are shattered at the sight of her husband. Louise wants her new life so bad, that when her husband takes it away from her, she dies. As Louise moves upstairs to her bed room, it reflects on how she now feels free, joyful, and praises a long life. Initially, Louise just wants to be alone “… she went away to her room alone. She would have no one follow her” (295). She needs the upstairs as a place to reflect on herself and think about how her life is now going to change. Louise is now realizing that love with her husband really didn’t matter, she now possesses self-assertion. Furthermore, upstairs in Louise’s room, she has a comfortable, roomy armchair. She uses this chair to relieve her physical exhaustion, which helps her feel much better. The comfort and space of the chair makes her feel free and good about herself. Finally, as she sits in her chair, she notices the open window. The open window symbolizes her new freedom that is open to the world. Louise says to herself over and over again “free, free, free!” (296). While Louise stares outside the window it opens her perspective on her new and better life. At first, Louise gazes at the tree tops “the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life” (295). The new spring life of the trees is helping her realize that her new life has begun. Even though she notices a peddler crying, she hears a song in the distance. The peddler crying reminds her of the life she had with her husband. The distant song relieves the crying she hears and comforts her with the idea of her new life. Finally, she notices the blue sky that is appearing through the clouds. As Louise stares out the window, she notices “There were patches of blue s...