Louise loves her husband, but the bottom line is that her yearn for freedom is far greater then her love for her husband. Thus, upon hearing the news of his death she, "Wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister's arms" (Chopin 394). But the feel of her freedom slowly creped and a surprising feeling of joy approached her, although, "She knew that she would cry again when she saw the kind, tender hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her; fixed and gray and dead" (Chopin394). Due to Louise's thoughts, Chopin obviously states to her readers that although Louise is happy with her freedom, she also is mourning Brently's death simultaneously.
Likewise, Chopin's "Story of an Hour" and Maupassant's "The Necklace" are satirical and negative towards two people's bond of marriage. The authors in these two short stories often express their disregard and harsh feelings toward marriage through their main characters. Mathilde and Louise often seem miserable in both of their prospective stories in which they are trapped because of their link of marriage. Unfortunately, both of these women live in a time when woman had little say and the men made all of the decisions. It is as if the authors compared marriage to a dictatorship, with both woman's husbands representing a cruel and harsh dictator. .
Furthermore, not only are these stories satirical, but they also each feature men of authority who make the main characters uncomfortable and unhappy. Similarly, both males in the two stories make their wives feel trapped because of their special tie. Their wives are powerless because of the time period that both of these stories occur during and this is why each, Mathilde and Louise both are yearning for their freedom. Their husband's power causes Mathilde and Louise to feel as if, they are trapped with no where to go. That is why both Maupassant and Chopin are satirical towards the institution of marriage.