An analysis of The Story of an Hour

Kate Chopin 's The Story of an Hour ' is a story about heartache and hope . This story has many symbols , but so prevalent as the symbol of nature . Chopin uses an open window as a portal through which nature and therefore hope and joy , can enter Mrs . Mallard 's life . The change in the weather outside that window throughout the story symbolizes the change in Mrs . Mallard 's outlook after her husband 's death

When Mrs . Mallard heard of her husband 's death , she retired to a room on the second floor of

the house and sat in a chair facing an open window . She was extremely upset by her husband 's passing that she was reduced to tears . When Mrs . Mallard was sobbing over the loss of her husband , a storm was approaching . Chopin (1894 /2007 ) mentioned that the delicious breath of rain was in the air (250 . This melancholy however , was about to transform itself

The weather outside Mrs . Mallard 's window began to change , and with it her outlook on life began to change . It was said that Mrs . Mallard was waiting for something . She did not know what it was , but she could feel it coming out of the sky . Patches of blue sky showed through the clouds , symbolizing a light at the end of the tunnel for Mrs . Mallard Mrs . Mallard suddenly realized that what was coming to her was freedom

Mrs . Mallard loved her husband , but she felt trapped in her marriage Immediately...