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The story of an hour- Kate Chopin
1) Is there textual evidence that the Mallards' marriage had some element of love/affection within it and that Mrs. Mallard grieves when she learns of her loss?
Answer: There are certain textual evidences which point out the fact that Mrs. Mallard was indeed grieving over the loss of her husband, Mr. Brently Mallard when she heard of it from her sister, Josephine. In the 3rd paragraph, the 2nd sentence “she wept at once with sudden wild abandonment in her sister’s arms” suggests that a sudden pang of grief and sadness overcame her when she heard the news, which was completely unexpected, and she needs the support of her sister to help her steady herself. Then later again in the 7th paragraph, the line “except when a sob came up into her throat and shook her as a child who has cried itself to sleep continues to sob in its dreams”, suggests that the pain had not gone away. It was hovering over her head like a bad dream which does not seem to end, and as and when she remembered the news of her husband’s death, she started to sob, but controlled it. These 2 examples very clearly suggest that...