So much happens in one hour that the reader will perhaps wonder if this is real or imagined. Mrs. Mallard had a heart problem, her problem is not that something is wrong with her physical heart but she has love issues and this created a deep emotional problem for her. Her friends and family were very careful how they told her of her husband’s death. Chopin says “She wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment” which suggests that she was dying to release something pent up inside her for a long time. This is a sign of healing. As a result of this healing which she experiences, in a few short minutes a seemingly frail woman moves from a state of helplessness to assertiveness, an illustration that women are emotional creatures, who possess strength of character, who can think for themselves, can chart their own course in life and are capable of making decisions based on their own free-will. Mrs. Mallard weeps when she hears of her husband death. She is able to experience normal emotions of grief as Chopin illustrates when she said “She wept at once with wild abandonment” Even though afterward she stops suddenly from crying, the text shows that she had some care for her husband as she knew she would weep again. Mrs. Mallard did not love her husband but she was able to care enough to know that it was true love that her husband had for her. Chopin says, “the face that had never looked save with love upon her.” Her deep moment of emotion was demonstrated when unexpectedly she changes from energetic to being overwhelmed with ‘exhaustion that haunted her body and seemed to reach her soul.’ Mrs. Mallard was a strong woman. She had led her family and friends to think that she loved Brently Mallard. That in itself is strength. In bits and pieces Chopin portrayed Louise as a woman who though submitting to her husband’s will over the years, stood firm in not allowing anyone to step into her room at the time of grief. The