DEATH IN ~{!0~}THE STORY OF AN HOUR~{!1~} BY KATE CHOPIN.
~{!0~}Free, free, free~{!1~}"Free! Body and soul free!", Mrs. Mallard keeps whispering . The death of her husband brings her the exhilaration of freedom rather than the desolation of loneliness. However, in its turn, Mrs. Mallard~{!/~}s death also puts an end to her short hope of freedom. Two deaths in Kate Chopin~{!/~}s ~{!0~}The story of an hour~{!1~} seem to have some meaning to readers.
As ~{!0~}The story of an hour~{!1~} opens, Kate Chopin uses the death of Mr. Mallard to show the reader Mrs. Mallard~{!/~}s deepest feelings. At first Mrs. Mallard is saddened and shocked by the news, ~{!0~} she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment~{!1~}. Instead