A New Beginning
            
             The short story "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin, discusses the trials and tribulations a marriage can bring. The character in the story Mrs. Mallard led a sheltered and unhappy life. Freedom enticed the Mallard residence with the passing of her husband and the irony of the story pictured the years of happiness to come; yet in an instance it was taken away from her. What seemed like a miracle came to a fatal end.
             Mrs. Mallard was portrayed as being lonely and unhappy in her marriage. Although the story doesn't clarify or explain in details her loneliness, her reaction towards her husband's death reveals her true character. "She was drinking a very elixir of life through that opened window", clearly describes her as being trapped in a hole where she couldn't climb out. "Free! Body and soul free!" She saw the years to come and even though she knew that they would be spent alone, it didn't seem to bother her since she had the opportunity to live for herself.
             Mrs. Mallard had been trapped in a relationship for so many years she had forgotten the enjoyment of life. It is amazing how a person can forget how to live and enjoy ones freedom. In Mrs. Mallard's case, she didn't forget. Perhaps it was only a mistake or the simple feelings someone might have for the other and the unthinkable happens. Soon the couple is married and after a few years the love is gone and the misery begins. "Yet she loved him- sometimes, often she had not," we can't be sure that she never loved him but her actions said it all. She gave up the love her husband had for her at a chance for freedom.
             It's funny how life plays around with us. It seems as though life is a center stage and we are merely puppets molded to portray destined paths. The concept of life and death played a crucial role in Mrs. Mallard life. She had spent so many years in agony and finally she h...