“The Story Of An Hour”: Louise Mallard As A Sympathetic Figure

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reason why she should not be considered a sympathetic figure. But in fact those are the few signs that indicate Mrs. Mallard is completely without compassion. However, there is much more evidence in the story to suggest Mrs. Mallard should be viewed as a favorable character. The author states that after Mrs. Mallard was told of her husband’s death, “She wept at once, with a sudden, wild abandonment, in her sister’s arms.” From this statement, we can surmise Mrs. Mallard had some tender feelings for her husband. It is while sitting in her room, looking out the window at the normalcy of life, that Mrs. Mallard gets an unwanted revelation. Chopin writes, “There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was striving to beat it back with her will.” Upon reading this passage, many readers realize Mrs. Mallard is fighting the happiness that is trying to overtake her ...

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