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The Story of An Hour and The Use of Force

The death of Mrs. Mallard at the sight of her husband, coupled with the "tears of defeat" from Mathilada displays a sense of male dominance over their female counterparts and presents a husband and a doctor as villains towards women they should be caring for. Both Mrs. Mallard and the Mathilda exhibited rebellion towards the ideal roles life has for them. The typical stay at home wife is not expected to whisper moments after receiving the news of her husband's death, "Free! Body and Soul free!"(16). This shows Mrs. Mallard has been yawning for the chance to break free from her marital bind. The "feverish triumph in her eyes" as describe in paragraph 20 from "The Story of an Hour", opposes everything Brently Mallard would expect from his wife in the wake of his death. This is why Richard attempted to block his sight of Mrs. Mallard. In the context of her being a loving housewife, such behavior can be viewed as obscene, in the same way that a petite little girl physically fighting off the will of her parents is obscene. Mathilda as a child consistently defies the request of the three adults in her life. Children are expected to be obedient unlike Mathilda who only illustrates disobedience, towards the doctor and her two parents. The defiance of the trouble child causes embarrassment for her mother and father." Such a nice man put in the mother. Look how kind he is to you. Come on, do what he tells you to. He won't hurt you"(15). Mrs. Mallard and the young girl are both oppressed females releasing their emotions in an unconventional manner. This puts both characters in the care of doctors and eventually halts their brief triumphs over what opposes them. .
             The two stories also share the common trait of ailing females. Mathilda is concealing the fact that she has Diphtheria while Mrs. Mallard suffers with heart disease. In light of their illness both characters receive attention from caring family members.


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