Aaron Milton- "Story of an Hour"

While reading "The story of an hour," one of the most important moments in the stroy i questioned was Mrs. Mallard's statement . . "free, free, free!" What could she possibly have meant by feeling free, when news of her husband's death was announced. Earlier in the story, it metions how Mrs. Mallard was "young, with a fair,calm face whose lines bespoke repression and even a certain strenth." This causes us to think a bit an wonder if Mrs. Mallard was a young lady not yet ready for marrige; however preasured into a halfhearted relationship with a prestigious older companion. Perhaps because of this she felt controled or unhappy in her realationship even though her husband was loyal an loving. The story also gives us reason to belive this when it says "she would live for herself." Now that her husband was dead she felt free.
I found the ending to the short story interesting. Towards the end Mr. Mallard returns in tact an alive. As soon as he walks in Mrs. Mallard dies; reading this causes us to asume she died of shock. When the doctors came in they said she died of the joy that kills. I beleive she was so happy and so joyfull of what was to come, that in seeing her husband, she entered shock knowing all that hope was gone. Already mentioning she had heart problems this could be a reasanable outcome. I would have changed the ending by elaberating more on what went on after she died. This way we could see what Mr. Mallard was thinking and how he reacted in this situation.