Write a note on character traits of mrs mallard in the story of an hour
Write a note on character traits of mrs mallard in the story of an hour
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Louise Mallard was the protagonist of the short story. She was a strong willed woman, despite having a heart problem. Though like a typical 19th century woman, Louise aims to escape from the marital expectations imposed upon her. On hearing her husband’s death, alone in her room, she finally realized that she was free. Free to form her own thoughts and apply them and no one would stop her. Unlike a woman whose husband died, she didn’t spend much time on grieving as she knew she could survive without a man. Louise is not cruel as she knew she would cry when she will see her husband’s body as she had loved him sometimes. Even her “heart trouble” symbolized her oppressive marriage, the emotional and physical strain of marriage caused her misery. However her heart trouble seemed to give her less pain when she was in an ecstatic mood at the thought of her regained freedom. But the moment she saw her husband, she went into a shock and her poor heart couldn’t take the strain. This showed how trapped she felt in her marriage.
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