Question

In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, Mrs. Mallard retreats to her room and looks out the window. What does the description in the passage symbolize?

Answer 1

Mrs. Mallard’s excitement at the prospect of a new life

Answer 2

When Mrs. Mallard goes to her room and look through the open window to see the spring all over, as always, the spring represent new life and hope, which symbolizes this stage of her life where she feels excited at this new prospect of she a single woman.