The Story of an Hour Has young woman just died from the joy of seeing her husband alive or has she died from the heartbreak of losing her freedom once again? Louise Mallard is the woman who has just been given the news that her husband is alive. Instead of dying from the joy of having her husband alive, Louise dies from grief. Chopin does a great job portraying the main character Mrs. Mallard as …showed first 75 words of 376 total…

…showed last 75 words of 376 total…reason to live. At the end of the story, Louise sees with her own eyes that her husband is alive. She dies immediately. Everyone thinks the she dies from shock, from the joy that kills. They think she dies because she is so happy to see her husband. In reality, Louise is extremely joyful until she sees her husband. I think she dies because her spirit is broken, she has no reason to live now.