Her whole body starts to come alive, "Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her body."(361). This is evidence that she feels more alive, and she feels good about his death. Mrs. Mallard's soul feels released; her body starts to feel strong and energetic again. She knew in her heart that she is free now, and she starts to look into the long and prosperous future were she will be held back by no one. Mrs. Mallard will be free to do as she pleases. .
It may seem odd to some people to rejoice at the death of a loved one, or the death of any human being for that matter. Mrs. Mallard knows what it's like to feel this way though, after her husband's death she feels happy and free. Her life is now what she makes it, whatever her dreams desire she can do. It makes you wonder what brought her to feel this way about her husband. She had been married to him for quite some time; I presume from reading the story. In the story she does give some reasons for these feelings of new freedom from her former mate. The story quotes "And yet she had loved him-sometimes"(361). This shows that she was not completely in love with him. Her husband must have been strict with her, not letting her be free. For example, the story mentions a "powerful will bending her into blind persistence"(361). This feeling seems very possible in today's world. I think many couples have this same problem. Both partners in a marriage need their own personal freedom. Each partner needs to be able to spend time with their friends sometimes, and do things by themselves. Spending too much time with a mate can be hurtful to a relationship. It may bring a feeling of being trapped, having no personal freedom of your own. I think that spending a little bit of time apart from a love partner will definitely strengthen the relationship. It will make both partners feel like they still have freedom to themselves.
