“The Story of an Hour” is a work written by author Kate Chopin in 1894. It is a typical work of the short story line of American literature. There are many different opinions when it mentions the main character of this story, Louise Mallard. In my personal opinion, she is a woman with a strong desire to live for herself and the image of inspiration for women of that time.
The desire that Louise harbors in her mind is so significant and strong that it makes her forget both the pain of her loss and her illness. Upon receiving the news of Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and Richard, she listens very calmly, then, she burst into tears in her sister's arms. That shows part of the affection she has for her husband, a natural reaction when she learns that her marriage partner has passed away. However “she had loved him — sometimes. Often she had not. ”, her mood gradually changed when she is alone in the room. When people is all alone, it is the time for them to be true to themselves, and this is when Louise chooses to face her feelings of desiring to be independent. After mourning for her "loss", Mrs. Mallard gradually perceives what she will "gain". Something begins to approach her and she is unknown what it is, though she cannot realize that she has been waiting for it for so long. She does not even think about the difficulties that she might face as a widow: the loneliness, hardship and even the gossip of talkative people, the first thing she thinks of is freedom. It is a secret which she keeps hidden in her mind, it is unconsciously formed and keeps growing strongly day by day that just waiting for an opportunity, it will immediately overflow. If it is said that thoughts and emotions are pieces of the soul, then the body is the place where the soul is located. The main character at the beginning of the story is described as a woman who is suffering from a heart condition. This is a disease that makes its patients neither overjoyed nor depressed. Only people who live with this disease can understand the discomfort and loneliness it brings when they cannot do the things they want to. Louise knows that, although she is still trying to avoid her tormented feelings, it still really "possessed" her. When her mind can no longer hold that pleasure, it tries to get out of her body through the words "free, free, free! ". She seems to forget that she is a person with heart disease, she lets it “creep” into every cell of her body and she enjoys it like to welcome a friend she had been waiting for a long time. That desire is so strong that she forgets the news of her husband's death and her mind is filled with hope. Louise feels this moment like "drinking in a very elixir of life". Every patient wishes to get well soon and live a healthy, active life. Louise longs and waits for this moment to save her life too. She believes that as long as there is freedom, it will be the medicine to help her overcome everything, including her illness.
Although she has never lived a free day literally, the image of Louise’s joy when she thinks about her freedom is enough to see her dare to desire to be free that not many women at that time dared to think, that is the image of the inspiration that the author wants to convey. It is a concept that had not yet been formed in society at that time. In Victorian America, when women got married, they depended all on their husbands: time, money, decision right, whether they wanted to or not. The middle or upper class had to preserve the image for their family or husband. Women had to be patient and endure under the standards of society then. In the story, it can be seen that the Mallard family is a well-off family, their house has floors and a private room with an armchair placed in front of the window. With the family condition in that way, Louise is also raised to be able to meet her husband’s expectations, like her mother and sister. But contrary to reality, her actions surprised readers then, or readers in the 21st century also surprise. Because of the fact in the Victorian era, women had no concept of what freedom was because they were used to having to accept every decision of their husbands and took it for granted. Readers of later centuries who know the draconian standards of that time could not have guessed that a lady like Louise would have the thought of wanting to be free since the concept of feminism only began to appear in the 1910s. Louise's choice to face the end of a controlling marriage is different from other women of her time. Information about the death of Mr. Mallard is like the bell sound to make Louise wake up from the oppressive life. The statement "Free! Body and soul free! " is significant to Louise, it affirms that she is not only completely free from the invisible control of Mr. Mallard or the view of society but also her emotional contradictions. In an hour, she accepts the freedom spontaneously, her mind is ready to no longer depend on her husband for anything, including her emotions. She does not have self-harming thoughts like Josephine thinks she has, on the contrary, she enjoys the moment that belongs to her. Readers can feel the vitality that freedom brings to Louise, making her a stronger person than ever. Through Louise, Chopin would like to transmit the message that she wanted women to perceive the concept of inner freedom and independence. Women should realize the position and rights they deserve in society where almost every decision is made by men. Only when being aware of those things can women get rid of the unfairness of old society’s expectations. Although nobody knows exactly what Louise's plans for the future are, but she is an inspiration to women which to give them strength and to be one of the first representatives of the feminist movement in later literature.
In conclusion, though Louise is a heart patient, she is strong enough to have her own desire and cherish every moment of freedom even it does not last long. Besides, she is also an image of inspiration for women to change their way of thinking and live a meaningful life as they want. 
“The  
Story
 of an Hour” is a work written by author Kate Chopin in 1894. It is a typical work of the short  
story
 line of American literature. There are  
many
  different
 opinions when it mentions the main character of this  
story
, Louise Mallard. In my personal opinion, she is a woman with a  
strong
  desire
 to  
live
 for herself and the  
image
 of  
inspiration
 for  
women
 of that time.
The  
desire
 that Louise harbors in her  
mind
 is  
so
 significant and  
strong
 that it  
makes
 her forget both the pain of her loss and her illness. Upon receiving the news of Mr. Mallard’s death from her sister Josephine and Richard, she listens  
very
  calmly
, then, she burst into tears in her sister's arms. That  
shows
 part of the affection she has for her  
husband
, a natural reaction when she learns that her marriage partner has passed away.  
However
 “she had  
loved
 him —  
sometimes
.  
Often
 she had not. ”, her mood  
gradually
  changed
 when she is alone in the room. When  
people
  is
 all alone, it is the  
time
 for them to be true to themselves, and this is when Louise chooses to face her feelings of desiring to be independent. After mourning for her  
"
loss 
"
,  
Mrs
. Mallard  
gradually
 perceives what she will  
"
gain 
"
. Something  
begins
 to approach  
her and
 she is unknown what it is, though she cannot realize that she has been waiting for it for  
so
  long
. She does not even  
think
 about the difficulties that she might face as a widow: the loneliness, hardship and even the gossip of talkative  
people
, the  
first
 thing she  
thinks
 of is  
freedom
. It is a secret which she  
keeps
 hidden in her  
mind
, it is  
unconsciously
 formed and  
keeps
 growing  
strongly
 day by day that  
just
 waiting for an opportunity, it will immediately overflow. If it  
is said
 that thoughts and emotions are pieces of the soul, then the  
body
 is the place where the soul  
is located
. The main character at the beginning of the  
story
 is  
described
 as a woman who is suffering from a heart condition. This is a disease that  
makes
 its  
patients
 neither overjoyed nor depressed.  
Only
  people
 who  
live
 with this disease can understand the discomfort and loneliness it brings when they cannot do the things they want to. Louise knows that, although she is  
still
 trying to avoid her tormented feelings, it  
still
  really
  "
possessed 
"
 her. When her  
mind
 can no longer hold that pleasure, it tries to  
get
 out of her  
body
 through the words  
"
free,  
free
,  
free
!  
"
. She seems to forget that she is a person with heart disease, she  
lets
 it “creep” into every cell of her  
body and
 she enjoys it like to welcome a friend she had been waiting for a  
long
  time
. That  
desire
 is  
so
  strong
 that she forgets the news of her husband's death and her  
mind
  is filled
 with hope. Louise feels this  
moment
 like  
"
drinking in a  
very
 elixir of life 
"
. Every  
patient
 wishes to  
get
 well  
soon
 and  
live
 a healthy, active  
life
. Louise  
longs
 and waits for this  
moment
 to save her  
life
 too. She believes that as  
long
 as there is  
freedom
, it will be the medicine to  
help
 her overcome everything, including her illness.
Although she has never  
lived
 a  
free
 day  
literally
, the  
image
 of Louise’s joy when she  
thinks
 about her  
freedom
 is  
enough
 to  
see
 her dare to  
desire
 to be  
free
 that not  
many
  women
 at that  
time
 dared to  
think
,  
that is
 the  
image
 of the  
inspiration
 that the author wants to convey. It is a  
concept
 that had not  
yet
  been formed
 in  
society
 at that  
time
. In Victorian America, when  
women
  got
 married, they depended all on their  
husbands
:  
time
, money, decision right, whether they wanted to or not. The middle or upper  
class
 had to preserve the  
image
 for their  
family
 or  
husband
.  
Women
 had to be  
patient
 and endure under the standards of  
society
 then. In the  
story
, it can be  
seen
 that the Mallard  
family
 is a well-off  
family
, their  
house
 has floors and a private room with an armchair placed in front of the window. With the  
family
 condition in that way, Louise is  
also
 raised to be able to  
meet
 her  
husband’s
 expectations, like her mother and sister.  
But
 contrary to reality, her actions surprised readers then, or readers in the 21st century  
also
 surprise.  
Because
 of the fact in the Victorian era,  
women
 had no  
concept
 of what  
freedom
 was  
because
 they were  
used
 to having to accept every decision of their  
husbands
 and took it for granted. Readers of later centuries who know the  
draconian
 standards of that  
time
 could not have guessed that a lady like Louise would have the  
thought
 of wanting to be  
free
 since the  
concept
 of feminism  
only
 began to appear in the 1910s. Louise's choice to face the  
end
 of a controlling marriage is  
different
 from other  
women
 of her  
time
. Information about the death of Mr. Mallard is like the bell sound to  
make
 Louise wake up from the oppressive  
life
. The statement  
"
Free!  
Body
 and soul  
free
!  
"
  is
 significant to Louise, it affirms that she is not  
only
 completely  
free
 from the invisible control of Mr. Mallard or the view of  
society
  but
  also
 her emotional contradictions. In an hour, she accepts the  
freedom
  spontaneously
, her  
mind
 is ready to no longer depend on her  
husband
 for anything, including her emotions. She does not have self-harming thoughts like Josephine  
thinks
 she has,  
on the contrary
, she enjoys the  
moment
 that belongs to her. Readers can feel the vitality that  
freedom
 brings to Louise, making her a stronger person than ever. Through Louise, Chopin would like to transmit the message that she wanted  
women
 to perceive the  
concept
 of inner  
freedom
 and independence.  
Women
 should realize the position and rights they deserve in  
society
 where almost every decision  
is made
 by  
men
.  
Only
 when being aware of those things can  
women
  get
 rid of the unfairness of  
old
  society’s
 expectations. Although nobody knows exactly what Louise's plans for the future are,  
but
 she is an  
inspiration
 to  
women
 which to give them strength and to be one of the  
first
 representatives of the feminist movement in later literature. 
In conclusion
, though Louise is a heart  
patient
, she is  
strong
  enough
 to have her  
own
  desire
 and cherish every  
moment
 of  
freedom
 even it does not last  
long
.  
Besides
, she is  
also
 an  
image
 of  
inspiration
 for  
women
 to  
change
 their way of thinking and  
live
 a meaningful  
life
 as they want.