The Liberating and Tragic Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour is both a liberating story as well as a tragic story. Mrs. Mallard's situation is most likely not an unusual one. It is so well demonstrated that Mrs. Mallard's devotion to her husband is not without limit. It seems that she has grown accustomed to her husband and remains with him out of stationary comfort and tradition. The most interesting element of …showed first 75 words of 460 total…

…showed last 75 words of 460 total…after such extensive precaution, there is still error. Mrs. Mallard makes an accurate and well described summation of her affairs when , "She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long" (180). Chopin is to be commended in her ability to capture the sympathy of the reader. Upon Mrs. Mallard's death, the reader feels a sense of relief; relieved that Mrs. Mallard will not spend another day simply co- existing, heartlessly, with the unsuspecting Brently Mallard.