Why did she feel this way?

I liked "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin because of the different circumstances in which the reader can place the main character, Mrs. Mallard, in for being upset when she realized that her husband was not dead. From the reaction of Mrs. Mallard, the reader may perceive that Mr. Mallard may have been somewhat abusive towards her. I feel that Mrs. Mallard's reaction towards her husband's death was proper at the beginning, middle, …

…that Mrs. Mallard dies in which I gathered from the joy of her being free. Some readers may think that Mrs. Mallard was a madwoman but I say that she was a victim in her husband's cruel world. WORKS CITED "The Story of an Hour." The Bedford Introduction To Literature. Ed. Michael Meyers. Boston: Boston/St. Martin's, 2002. 12-14. WORKS CONSULTED "Kate Chopin: The Woman." 7 Feb. 2004 <http://www.angelfire.com/nv/English243/Chopin.html>