1. The Story of An Hour
Godwin's protagonist is not so much dissatisfied with the traditional role of mother, wife, caretaker and house keeper, but rather quite unhappy with the fact that she feels inadequate in this situation. ... As she opened the door, it was easy for her to clasp her hand around her sister's waist and walk down the stairs. ... Mallard's euphoria was short lived as she came to the bottom of the stairs, saw Richard waiting for them and heard the door opening. ...
Louise Mallard, a common house wife found the death of her husband named Brently Mallard, joyful as opposed to feeling sorrow or loneliness. ... She started descending the stairs with her sister, the most unexpected event occurred, her husband entered the house and when she sees that he is alive, and what followed was Mrs. ...
She finally opens the door, and arm and arm they walk down the stairs together. ... The only person who would have a latchkey to the house would be someone who lived in the house, so that one sentence makes the readers stop and question who could it be. ... This was by far the most unexpected line in the entire story, because her husband is already dead so who would have a latchkey to the house? ...
Mallard walks down the stairs with her sister, she carries a "...feverish triumph in her eyes" (258). ... Mallard finds out that her husband is not dead but is instead alive and at the house, she realizes that all hope of freedom is gone. ...
She had a heart attack when her husband, who was alive after all, arrived at their house. ... The exact location of the story is not known but it can be quite noticeable though that the women are always inside the Mallards' house, while the men can come and go as they please. ... She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. ... - She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life...