<P> The short story describes the series of emotions Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the death of her husband , Brently , who reportedly died at work in a train accident . After hearing the news , Mrs. Mallard begins to feel a weight lifted off her shoulders . She immediately mourns the loss of her husband and makes way to her room upstairs . She sits down and looks out the window . She sees the nature and new life outside . While she is locked inside , a strange feeling comes over her . She begins to feel an unexpected sense of exhilaration , whispering , `` Free ! Body and soul free ! '' She begins to think of all the springs and summers she can enjoy without her husband around . Her sudden rush of excitement is what she believes to be a benefit of his death . Along with all the excitement , Mrs. Mallard still grieves for her husband and knows she will cry about it later . Furthermore , as stated at the beginning of the story , Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble . Therefore , when her sister and her husband 's friend , Richards , find out Brently is home , they attempt to inform her , in a gentle way to avoid shocking her , that her husband actually was n't near or even aware of the train accident . Mrs. Mallard 's sister begs her to open the door , as she is scared that Louise will become ill . As Louise and her sister descend the staircase , Brently enters the house . Louise suffers a heart attack upon realizing that he has not died , and she is stuck in her marriage to him after all . The story concludes with doctors blaming Louise 's death on heart disease , from a `` joy that kills '' . This is ironic , as it is implied that she actually died of grief over having her supposed freedom suddenly ripped away from her . </P>
<P> The short story describes the series of emotions Louise Mallard endures after hearing of the death of her husband , Brently , who reportedly died at work in a train accident . After hearing the news , Mrs. Mallard begins to feel a weight lifted off her shoulders . She immediately mourns the loss of her husband and makes way to her room upstairs . She sits down and looks out the window . She sees the nature and new life outside . While she is locked inside , a strange feeling comes over her . She begins to feel an unexpected sense of exhilaration , whispering , `` Free ! Body and soul free ! '' She begins to think of all the springs and summers she can enjoy without her husband around . Her sudden rush of excitement is what she believes to be a benefit of his death . Along with all the excitement , Mrs. Mallard still grieves for her husband and knows she will cry about it later . Furthermore , as stated at the beginning of the story , Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble . Therefore , when her sister and her husband 's friend , Richards , find out Brently is home , they attempt to inform her , in a gentle way to avoid shocking her , that her husband actually was n't near or even aware of the train accident . Mrs. Mallard 's sister begs her to open the door , as she is scared that Louise will become ill . As Louise and her sister descend the staircase , Brently enters the house . Louise suffers a heart attack upon realizing that he has not died , and she is stuck in her marriage to him after all . The story concludes with doctors blaming Louise 's death on heart disease , from a `` joy that kills '' . This is ironic , as it is implied that she actually died of grief over having her supposed freedom suddenly ripped away from her . </P>
who dies at the end of the story of an hour
who dies at the end of the story of an hour
Louise Mallard
Louise Mallard