You might consider writing the following: the doctors' ultimate ruling concerning Louise Mallard's cause of death is ironic because it is not her joy that kills her, but rather her disappointment at finding her husband alive. Then, in the essay, you could discuss the imagery of the "new spring life" outside the window and how it seems to symbolize what Louise is feeling inside herself. For example, she hears the "countless sparrows twittering in the...
You might consider writing the following: the doctors' ultimate ruling concerning Louise Mallard's cause of death is ironic because it is not her joy that kills her, but rather her disappointment at finding her husband alive. Then, in the essay, you could discuss the imagery of the "new spring life" outside the window and how it seems to symbolize what Louise is feeling inside herself. For example, she hears the "countless sparrows twittering in the eaves" and notices the "patches of blue sky" and the "delicious breath of rain" in the air. These are all such positive images. You could analyze the little speech she does actually have in the story. For example, why does she repeat the word "free" over and over? It seems as though her husband was not a bad husband, as he never looked "saved with love" upon her. You could even discuss her very healthy-sounding physical reaction to her new freedom. If she is so ill, then why does her "pulses beat fast [now], and the coursing blood warm and relax every inch of her body"? This sounds healthy, not sick.
You could use much the same evidence to argue that Louise Mallard's so-called "heart trouble" is actually brought on by her marriage. The fact that the lines in her "fair, calm face. . . bespoke repression and even a certain strength" seems to signify that it is the "repression" she has felt that may have seemed to weaken her, despite her initial and inherent "strength."
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