Kate Chopin’s “Story of an Hour” is a story of a young woman named Louise Mallard that has to deal with the untimely death of her husband, Brently, and how she deals with the news of his passing. Mrs. Mallard has a weak heart, so her sister Josephine breaks the news to her gently as to not upset her too much. She cries suddenly and hysterically; however, this is where her expected feelings stop. Louise then walks upstairs to her room, locks the door, and sits down in an oversized armchair that is positioned to look out of an open window. What Mrs. Mallard sees through her open window symbolizes freedom, a new beginning, and limitless opportunity. The open window that captures her gaze is not the only thing that depicts freedom to Mrs. Mallard. She could also “see the open square before her house” (Chopin np). The open square exemplifies freedom similar to the window because it is spacious and unburdened. Mrs. Mallard then looks up and sees “patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled on top of one another” (np). The blue sky beginning to show through the clouds embodies a breaking free of sorts. A blue sky is spacious and unobstructed symbolizing a total and unabated freedom. Mrs. Mallard also sees many things through her window, some of which exemplify a new beginning. Mrs. Mallard senses many things through her open bedroom window some of which indicate a new beginning. She smells “The delicious breath of rain” (Chopin np), which suggests growth and a coming of new life, or a new beginning. Mrs. Mallard could also “see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life” (np). There are two things in the quote that signifies a new beginning. The first thing that suggests a new beginning is the new life in the trees. The second thing that indicates a new beginning is the reference to spring. Spring is widely known to be a