Chopin Thesis Evidence

Evidence for Thesis #1:

The fact that Mr. Mallard was coming home like nothing had happened and didn't even know of the events that took place that day suggests that he was somewhere he shouldn't have been. Maybe at a mistresses house which would acounct for his lask of knowlegde of the train accent. This idea is futher supported by the clear fact that Mrs. Mallard is unhappy in her marrige due to her husbands actions. While it was acceptiable for men to have mistreses, wives often disagreed but were unable to do anything about it. Chopin puts this is the story on proupse to show the lack of equalitly among the sexes durring that time.

Evidence for Thesis #2:

While Mrs. Mallard is coming to the realivzation that she is going to have freedom in her life thanks to her husbands death she is still imprsoned in the social structures of the time. Only in the confines of her room where no one can see can she full emerise herself in her new found freedom. She can only view her new life through the window thus showing her imprisoned state. She can't tough her freedom, just look at it. The inablity to allow herself to show her freedom in public shows that she is still confined by what is considered socially acceptiable and therefor can not fully embrase her new life.