The Story of an Hour

The Story of an Hour by Kate Chopin delves into the emotional state that a woman finds herself upon hearing the news of her husbands death. This story has a very interesting start because of how torn up and distraught the woman appears at the news of her husbands death. This appears to be a common reaction in our minds, but the woman quickly changes her emotions and feelings. She realizes on a greater level that she is not fully in love as she would seem. But why? I think that she is a selfish human being and that flaw has brought her to the point that she is ultimately greatly relieved at the death of her husband. I read this not only in the middle when she saw, "Of years to come that would belong to her absolutely," but also near the end when she, "died of heart disease-of joy that kills." How could you be so absolutely overjoyed at the death of your husband just because of the time that you will now be able to spend however you want and with whomever you would like? I do not think that her death would be describe of joy that kills unless she truly did feel happy at the idea of finally being rid of her husband. This selfish desire is of course in all of us, but the idea of truly loving someone to the point of despair at their loss is what I would think a husband/wife would really feel.