The story begins with the news of the death of Mrs. Mallard's husband. She takes the news hard at first,

Kate Chopin was definitely ahead of her time with this story of one woman's enlightenment. She single handedly described a lot of the story of women suffragists in a short story before it ever became a popular movement. She described the origin of the thought, the denial, then acceptance of the thought by women, and then the blunt truth of the matter. The ending though is truly genius when the husband comes back. Mrs. Mallard keels over because her dream had not come true yet after all. Mr. Mallard, representing the male majority, challenged the women's movement, Mrs. Mallard's dream. Chopin was able to tell the story of suffrage before it ever happened.

The biggest argument to the case is when she realizes that it should be her choice to do whatever she wants to do with her life. She thinks, "There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a fellow creature." There came a point when women believed in something of that nature and had realized it was time to act upon it.

but when she is alone in her room, the setting of the room does not convey a scene of

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Approximate Word count = 793
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)