"The Story of An Hour" Summary

Eliza Iqbal
November 11, 2008
EDUC108 M03
“The Story of an Hour” Summary

During the 1800’s, when women were married, all of their inheritance would belong to their husbands. The women’s husband’s had privileges to everything a woman had, as well as her body. At this time women were rarely divorced. If they would ever consider it, they could be captured by the law and be punished. In “The Story of An Hour” Mrs. Mallard was told that her husband had passed away in a railroad tragedy. All though she was extremely devastated, she went into a room and sat at a comfortable armchair and stared out the window. She imagined suspension of clever thoughts as she gazed into the window. She felt exuberant feelings within her soul and body. Mrs. Mallard stated that she felt freedom pending to her. The theme of the story was that she felt happy to leave, because she thought she was not living for anyone else anymore since her husband died. However, as she passed her husband walked in the door and after all was not dead from the train accident. It was her time to go; she was ready to leave the world since she was diagnosed with heart disease. Mrs. Mallard was filled with peace and freedom when she passed.