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Lawrence Pearyer-Boisvert Mrs.C

Duck Lady Mrs. Mallard was unhappy with her marriage. She did not like the feeling of being controlled. “ Which is shown when she say “ There would be no powerful will bending her” to him. This is one way she felt in her marriage. Also she had a love hate relationship in her eyes “ she had loved him—sometimes. Often she had not”. Some days she had a good day and she felt love in their marriage but most times not. Her husband loves her. He had “ the kind, tender hands”. He loved her loved and it was good for him. “Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble”. It was caused by the stress of their marriage. Mrs. Mallard took some time to think about her husband death then she started to change. She started the change with crying. “She went to her room alone.” and “would have no one follow her.” So she could cry. Her crying means she loved him and was sad and didn’t wish that on him. Also her going to her room alone means she is strong and didn’t need anybody else there for her. As she was crying and sitting “pressed down by physical exhaustion” she was “facing the open window”. In the window she saw “new spring life” and clouds moving away showing blue sky. The open window represents her door to freedom because, now that Mr. Mallard is dead she can do what she wants when she wants and nobody can stop her. When Mrs. Mallard was done crying and staring out the open window she realized that she was free. The way I could tell is because she kept saying to herself was “Free, Free, Free” and then says “Free! Body and soul free”. What she means by this is she does not have to be controlled by anybody else and she is free to do whatever she wants. She also does not was thinking “with a shudder that life might be long” but does not feel the same anymore. She feels that life will go faster because; her days will be fun and not stuck in a house cooking and cleaning. Mrs.Mallard was happy after the she realized what she had now that Brently had died. She is so happy is thinking of all the stuff she will do in the “spring days, summer days, and all sorts of days”. She says her “ fancy was running riot along thoses days ahead her. http://www.wyzant.com/scholarships/v1/essay2234_tamaqua-pa.aspx