The Story of an Hour

"The Story of an Hour” turned out totally different than I had expected it to be from reading the first couple of sentences. I thought that when Mr. Mallard was told about her husband it was going to be what killed her since she “was afflicted with a heart trouble”. I couldn’t image being in such a fragile state and then having to find out horrible news like that; it would be really hard to take. I then thought she was grieving since she just found out about her husband’s death, but then she said “free, free, free”. This took me back and then I realized she was unhappy with her marriage and felt relived and free to be finally out of it. I did not see this happening, but what I really didn’t see coming was what happened next. Mrs. Mallard’s husband was shockingly still alive. Then, the shock of seeing her husband alive killed her. I felt horrible! I thought that she might die since her heart trouble, but not that way. This story was filled with many twists and turns that I was not at all expecting.

The Story of an Hour

I really enjoyed this story and found it rather intriguing. I did not see where the story was going as I read and after reading the ending it took me a while to make sense of that. To me this story speaks about the importance of living our lives happily. Poor Mrs. Mallard spent her life with her husband feeling miserable, unable to enjoy life, and now she has a serious heart condition. Within no time at all after hearing about the death of her husband she is openly rejoicing. What a strange thing to do! I believe that if she would have been mourning the death of her husband she wouldn't have been so riled up and therefore would not have died when she saw him once again. I believe Mrs. Mallard could be as happy as she wanted to be even if things were not right between her husband and her.