The Story of an Hour "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin, is a story of a woman who, through the mistakenly reported death of her husband, experiences true freedom. The story deals with the restrictions forced on women in the nineteenth century. A woman in that era is duty-bound to remain married, despite being unhappy in that union. Accommodating attentiveness are qualities expected of her. Louise feels true joy once she comes to …showed first 75 words of 289 total…

…showed last 75 words of 289 total…the ending of this story. At the point when Louise begins to envision the improvement of her life, her unharmed husband walks through the door. Even if she had lived through the shock, her entrapment in an unfulfilling marriage would have been a forgone conclusion. Mrs. Mallard knew that all her dreams, visions, and plans were ruined. Faced with the reality that nothing would go the way she planned, she collapses with a heart attack.