not accepting of the person that she was.
             Along with the death of a husband can bring about a newfound sense of freedom and a rediscovery of who you are. (Toth 190). Oscar Chopin died when Chopin was only 32 years old. Simarlily Mrs. Mallard who was also young now has to discover how life would be without her husband. The news of Mrs. Mallards husband's death was that of a tragedy yet at the same time the thought of a new found life and freedom without her husband entraps her. Chopin was familiar with the role of widowhood and was ready to handle the many tasks that went along with it. She was left to raise her six children alone (Petry 150). Along with the death of her husband Chopin was forced to find many new roles for herself; one of her new roles would be that of a writer (Petry 155). Kate did not publish any of her works until after the death of her husband (Toth 93). In 1884 Chopin returned home in St. Louis to be a
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