... did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name." This 'something' coming to her is actually the knowledge of her own feelings, which she voice repeating the words "free,free, free!" In speaking these words her first reaction was a "look of terror" showing that Mrs Mallard's recognition that her feelings are of joy, rather than of grief, is a shocking one for ... someone else's. After this realization, Mrs Mallard is experiencing a freedom she has never felt before, "she was drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window." Mrs Mallard is free to live her own life and in ...

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• Grade Level: High School