... learn Mrs. Mallard's first name, Louise. I believe the author waited, because she was always seen as Brently Mallard's wife, and not as her own person. With him gone, she was a separate entity. She was now "drinking in a very elixir of life."" The word elixir means, "a medicine regarded as a cure for all ills- the open window from which she is drinking this ... . Some people might find freedom in being able to do anything they want, other people might find freedom in much simpler ways. For example a writer can find his freedom in a piece of paper. Maybe Chopin was trying to convey a mess...

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