In her tale “The Story of an Hour” (1894), Kate Chopin writes a short story about Louise Mallard. A young woman who is known to have heart problems. She is informed that her husband has died in a train accident. After hearing the news from her sister Josephine, she leaves to her room. Within an hour, the wife’s sorrow gradually turns to joy because she is now “free” from her marriage. Bewildered, Josephine thinks that Mrs. Mallard is making herself ill. While Mr. Mallard’s friend Roberts believes she has gone mad. During this ordeal, Mr. Mallard walks in the house, unharmed and unaware of the accident. Thus causing Mrs. Mallards to screech out and collapse to her death. In the end, the doctor says she died from the joy of seeing her husband