Sometimes a person can feel trapped while dealing with death, as in the case of Mrs. Mallard in "The Story of an Hour." After receiving the news about the death of her husband, Mrs. Mallard had mixed emotions about her feelings towards her husbands' mortality. First she had feelings of grief and sorrow, yet she had an overwhelming since of relief since she had felt trapped by her inconsistent love for her husband, as stated " and yet she loved him- sometimes. Often she had not"(

Barnet 13). As this quote illustrates Mrs. Mallards feelings towards her husband were not strong yet she felt that she had to continue to be with him. When she heard of his death a weight was lifted off her chest. When she whispers "Free! Body and soul free!"(Barnet 13) she verbally expresses her realization of a new beginning and of escaping her trap. People are not always trapped by their emotions occasionally they are trapped by need.

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