... . However, the voice of reason cannot always appease us and we instead fantasize of new and different lives that will take away all our frustrations. We long for escape. In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour- the main character, Louise Mallard, indeed escapes. The reported death of Mrs. Mallard's husband complimented by an atmosphere rich in contradictions triggers the onset of her contemplative journey through the known, murky waters of marriage to the unknown, green pastures of singleness. The narrator begins ... and ends the story with Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble- (170). At first g...

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