What is gained by having the doctors make such a statement rather than putting it in the mouths of Josephine or Richards?
Mrs Mallard is dead and even the doctors are not aware of what killed her.
… Every wife is expected to be overjoyed to know that her husband has escaped death. The doctors too think the same.
Why does the doctor say Mrs Mallard died of heart disease of joy that kills?
The doctors referenced say it was because of the “joy” that
Mrs. Mallard felt upon realizing her husband hadn't died
. If that were all, it would be a cruel twist of fate. Her happiness killed her.
Why is the statement from the doctors in the last line of the story ironic?
This statement is ironic because
the doctors believe that the happiness of seeing her husband alive is what killed her
, but it is actually the joy of her newfound freedom that is killed when her husband appears. They always had to do just what the man wished and had to hope that she wouldn't marry a cruel husband.
What view of marriage is presented in this story?
The view of marriage presented in this story is
an unhappy one
. At the same time, it seems to be the normal state of the marriage condition for the time in which Chopin writes.
When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease of the joy that kills What does this statement signify?
When she dies at the end of the story, the diagnosis of “heart disease” seems appropriate because the shock of seeing
Brently was
surely enough to kill her. But the doctors' conclusion that she'd died of overwhelming joy is ironic because it had been the loss of joy that had actually killed her.
How is joy that kills ironic?
In “The Story of an Hour,” the “joy that kills” is, ironically, Louise's
overwhelming sense of hope in experiencing an independent future as a widow
, which is abruptly shattered when she discovers that her husband is alive.
How is the final line of the story of an hour ironic?
The final line of the story says that
Mrs. Mallard “died of heart disease–of the joy that kills
.” The irony is in which it is actually sadness and not joy that killed her. She died from the realization that the joy she saw from her window is now gone.
What really killed Mrs. Mallard?
Mallard
died of a heart attack
, what they also referred to as “the joy that kills.” They must think that the heart attack was triggered by her joy at the sudden reappearance of her husband, whom she thought dead. At the beginning of the story, it is stated that Mrs. Mallard suffers from a heart condition.
Why is The Story of an Hour ironic?
The irony in “The Story of an Hour” is that
other characters mistakenly attribute Mrs. Mallard's death to her shocked elation that her husband Brently is alive
. … Mallard secretly celebrates her new freedom from her marriage and husband. Her death, therefore, is from shock not of joy but of horror.
What do the doctors say about what killed Mrs. Mallard?
The last line of “The Story of an Hour” says: “When the doctors came they said
she had died of heart disease–of the joy that kills
.” In the story, Louise Mallard seems, at first, very distressed by the death of her husband, Brently.
What is the view on marriage in The Story of an Hour?
The views of marriage shown in “The Story of an Hour” is
based on the marital roles from the 1900's when women had very limited rights
. Kate Chopin's attitude in the story shows that marriage seems to deny women the right to practice their own independence or have a voice.
Did Mrs Mallard love her husband?
Mallard admits
to herself that she had sometimes loved her husband
, but “often she had not.” After she believes that he is dead, she realizes that love is worth little when compared to independence and self-possession. In short, though she sometimes loves her husband, Mrs. Mallard loves her own independence more.
What can you infer about Mrs Mallard's feelings for her husband?
What can you infer about Mrs. mallards feelings for her husband?
She had conflicting feelings.
Freedom is what makes life worth living.
Is the joy that kills a metaphor?
Mallard stands at the open window “drinking in the very elixir of life.” The metaphor shows us how Mrs. … The story ends on a paradox;
Mrs. Mallard has died
“of the joy that kills.” The doctors think that the joy of suddenly seeing her husband is too much for her heart, but we readers understand the depth of this phrase.
What is the message of The Story of an Hour?
The message of “The Story of an Hour” is that
no one wins when women are oppressed
. It is certainly possible to point out that men seem to have more favorable lives when they, but not women, are allowed to have full, rounded identities and lots of roles in society, as well as institutional power.
Why is the doctor's diagnosis and example of dramatic irony?
The doctor assumes that she has died from the excitement of seeing her husband is alive
. The reader knows the irony in this statement, that her death was”of joy that kills.” While she loved her husband, she did not die because she is excited, but because she cannot bear to live subservient to him any more.
