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Abiageal Riley, Juliana Maldonado, and Sophia Amezcua

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2. Independence builds strength.

Text evidence: "There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself."(2)

This quote shows that she now feels like she doesn't have to live for her husband. She can follow  her own path.

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3. Happiness lives within.

Text evidence: "But she saw beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to
come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome."

The author uses personification to show that Mrs. Mallard is exited for her years of freedom by herself.

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1. Freedom brings joy.

Text evidence: "She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her." (1)

The author uses personification to emphasize the joy she felt.

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Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition. When Mrs. Mallards husband died, her sister carefully broke the news to her. At first she was filled with grief. As she looked out her window she had a sudden realization that she was free and could be whoever she wanted to be. When she finally came out of her room, someone was trying to open the door. The door opened and it was her husband that was far away from the accident. Mrs. Mallard had a heart attack not because of the joy when she saw her husband, but the shock of her freedom being taken away.