"Story of an Hour"

In Kate Chopin's short story "Story of an Hour"a young woman is thrust into a short-lived, however violent, emotional roller coaster. The same feelings would be reflected by anyone going through the same ordeal she does. Learning of the death of your husband is enough to send anyone into a very long period of depression and grief, but the main character in the story deals with it wholly differently. The author uses imagery as a way to show how the character does feel, hopeful and free.
The fifth paragraph in the story is one that shows the true feelings of Mrs. Mallard. When she looks out the window, she sees a picture of absolute renewal. This shows that her husband's death acts in this way, a certain rebirth. This is further explained when Chopin uses the phrase "suspension of intelligent thought" to show how Mrs. Mallard is looking forward into her bright future, rather than considering her married past. These thoughts are later addressed in paragraph ten when she realizes that freedom has entered her life. The last line of the story sums up just how the human condition is represented throughout. It seems the people in Mallard's life assumed her happiness in her marriage and were too ignorant to see that she wished to be freed from it all.