“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease, of joy that kills” (Chopin 58). Mrs Mallard had just experienced a very particular afternoon. The situation began when his sister Josephine and Mr. Mallard's friend Richards visited the Mallard home. Mallard is informed that there has been a terrible train crash and her husband has been listed as a casualty. Mrs. Mallard then retreats into solitude to not only process the information she has just been given, but also to enjoy the fact that she is now free from her husband. The reader sees Mrs. Mallard's transformation, but sadly her new life is cut short after just an hour of independence. In "The Story of an Hour," Kate Chopin illustrates how Mrs. Mallard's bedroom, representing solitude and comfort, nature, representing rebirth and newness, and an open window, representing life and freedom, help Mrs. Mallard deal with the supposed death of her husband, Brently Mallard.Kate Chopin creates a feeling of comfort and solitude through the symbol of Mrs. Mallard's room. Mrs. Mall...