Paragraph 14 ("Free! Body and soul free!" she kept whispering") serves to characterize Mrs. Mallard as
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a fundamentally unfulfilled person
a grieving widow struggling to cope
an essentially selfish individual
an extrovert eager to celebrate with others
a woman who desires independence
2Which paragraph most clearly establishes that Mrs. Mallard has embraced a new future for herself?
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Paragraph 8
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 19
3In context of the entire story, the narrator
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asserts that women more often than men are possessive and overbearing in marriages
implies a view of marriage as oppressive, even in the best of circumstances
conveys a sense of disapproval and disgust with regard to Mrs. Mallard's thoughts
insinuates that women are more fragile and more intensely emotional than men
suggests that Mrs. Mallard is selfish for having joy in her newfound freedom
4
By the end of the story, Mrs. Mallard's "heart trouble" has
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come to symbolize the tendency of men to treat their wives as possessions
developed into a metaphor for the weak and fragile nature of most women
evolved to represent emotional maladies in additional to physical ones
proven to have been a psychosomatic figment of her imagination
revealed The structure of the story
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allows the reader to experience Mrs. Mallard's unfolding feelings as they happen
highlights the confused and often contradictory emotions of Mrs. Mallard
illuminates in depth the complex reasons for Mrs. Mallard's feelings of oppression
provides insight into the thoughts and feelings of peripheral characters
suggests that Mrs. Mallard is controlled and managed by those around her
to be the result of a loveless and unfulfilling marriage
5The final line of the story, in which Mrs. Mallard dies of "the joy that kills," serves to
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create an ironic twist
develop a metaphor
establish an antithesis
personify grief
provide resolution
