ANTH 4220 Chapter Notes -Irony, Free Free
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Louise mallard is an older woman with heart trouble who has to be informed of her husband"s death (train accident) Then she imagines the years ahead, which belong only to her now, and spreads her arms out joyfully with anticipation. Will be free, on her own without anyone to oppress her. She thinks that all women and men oppress one another even if they do it out of kindness. Comes downstairs, sees that her husband is actually alive, and dies- doctors claim she dies of a heart attack brought on by happiness. Understands the right way for women to behave, but her internal thoughts and feelings are anything but correct. Suffers from a heart problem, which indicates the extent to which she feels that marriage has oppressed her. Heart trouble suggests that this trouble is both physical and emotional, a problem both within her body and with her relationship to brently.
