1. The Story of an Hour
2.Kate Chopin
3. ” When she abandoned herself a little whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: ” free, free, free!” The vacant stare and the look of terror that had followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body.”
4. This quote is about the feelings that start to arise from Mrs. Mallard, due to the assumption of the unexpected death of her husband. We get a glimpse of how Mrs. Mallard feels free from the burden of having to live under the shadow of her husband. She no longer has to be indulged in her wifely duties.
I like this quote and I also really like your explanation. It was simple and to the point. This quote was also on the exam, so the professor obviously liked it too.
Yes this quote was definitely was in the exam. I feel like this was a really good quote because it when we get a sense of how Ms. Mallard felt after finding out of her husband death. We see that she was actaully relieved and felt free to be her own person from that day on. We can assume that she they have much liberty when her husband was alive. I also agree when you stated that she felt free from the burden of living in her husband shadows. Ms. Mallard will actually live for herself as she stated in the story.