It's Like Rain On Your Wedding Day
...ittle whispered word escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over and over under her breath: ‘free, free, free!’” (Paragraph 10). It seemed then that she had died as was free of her human body. She had been set free from the pain and suffering that she had just endured and was going to have to live through for the rest of her life. However, she was not dead. The ironic part of the organization of this story was the use of framing. The end described the same heart troubles that the first paragraph had. “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease” (Paragraph 23). It was ironic that the heart troubles were a concern when telling Mrs. Mallard of her husband’s death since seeing him alive was what had killed her. The atmosphere for The Story of an Hour was also a bit ironic. A story dealing with death is usually set on a gloomy day. This story was set on a beautiful spring day. “... the tops of trees that were all aquiver with new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his wares. The notes of a distant song which some one was singing reached her faintly, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves” (Paragraph 5). This was a picture perfect day. It was ironic as well as interesting to see how Chopin described such a gorgeous day on the worst day of Mrs. Mallard’s life. This did make the story more believable though. Not all deaths occur on gloomy days. On most spring days, people are in high spirits and enjoying the outdoors, allowing the wonderful weather to ease troubles. As for Mrs. Mallard, she was sitting in a chair in her room with her eyes “fixed away off yonder on one of those patches of blue sky” (Paragraph 6). It is ironic that the atmosphere of the tragic story was set in such a beautiful day. Mrs. Mallard’s character was also a bit ironic. It was intriguing to see her “with a fair, calm face” (Paragraph 8) within minutes of finding out that her husband had just died. Most people losing a loved one of many years would show more concern and grief. Instead, she sat thinking about when “she had loved him- sometimes. Often she had not” (Paragraph 15). The re...