"She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, tender, hands folded in death; the face that had never looked save with love upon her, fixed gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome" (60-61).
"The Story of an Hour" is about a woman who is confined to a marriage where she has no freedom. Once the marriage is suddenly ended by the death of the husband, the woman is suddenly free to be what she wants to be without being held back by the person she thought she loved. Back when this story was written in 1894, women were expected to marry whom ever chose them. Once they were in this marriage, either the man would need to want out or the man would have to die in order for the woman to escape. This idea of men being dominant over woman during this time is mind blowing. What made men superior over women during this time? Women should have been able to make their own life decisions, not let them be chosen by a man. Today is very different from how it was in the 1800's. Women are free to to make their own decision about entering a marriage and are free to leave whenever they feel the need.
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