Paraphrase: Mrs. Mallard awaits the terrible news her sister is about tell her. There had been a railroad accident, Mr. Mallard was said to be involved in the accident. Once she heard the news she began to uncontrollably weep. She went to her room and sat down looking out of the window taking in all of nature's beauty, when she suddenly felt a feeling of freedom. Realizing that she would have all these summers to do things and meet new kinds of people. She becomes filled with an astounding joy, her sister knows that too much adrenaline will cause her heart problems. (Since she already has a weak heart) Mrs. Mallard steps out of the room and goes down the stairs filled with excitement when suddenly Mr. Mallard walks in, unharmed and see's his wife. She looks at him in complete shock; she lets out a piercing cry and dies. The doctors said that, "she died of a heart disease-a joy that kills."
Opinion: This is crazy! Well Mrs.Mallard had reasons to be excited, she loved him.."sometimes, often she had not." She felt that her freedom from being under a man was the best thing to ever happen to her. Which is true, because some men tend to overpower the woman in 1894 that's how things always were. I wouldn't be that excited if my husband were to die,but if I didn't love him, my grief wouldn't be as profound as other women who lose their husbands. I think it's ironic that she was so filled with joy of being free and then joy of seeing her husband alive that it kills her. It kind of makes me afraid of being too happy. :)
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