Freedom in short of an hour
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Women really were the ones that just stayed home, took care of the family and the house while men just went out and worked and expected women to do everything for them. The women have same feelings as men, but men never wanted to hear of them and wouldn't care because thats just how men were back in that period of time, Women lived a life of impowering men, like a shadow and never spoke their opinions. Even if their husbands would abuse them, they couldnt say anything because no one would believe it or even care what she had to say.
After she divorces the death of her husband. Mrs. Mallard locks herself in her room "facing the open window" she starts thinking about her new life. Possibly at first she feels truly happy, happy that she was now free from her husband and the life they onced shared together, the open window in "The Story of an hour" also symbolizes the open path to a new inspiration leading to a new choices and to a new spirit for a new life, as Chopin later clearly represents that Louise is drinking in a very elixir of life through that open window. Now that she could live for herself, she wanted nothing more than to have a long time to enjoy it. When she was forced to be a fearful and powerless wife, she didn't see a point in living, she would rather have died young than to have to obey her hunsband for the rest of her