1. ANALYZE

   Part of a narrator’s role is to help readers see contrasts in the characters’ perceptions, beliefs, and behaviors. What contrasts does this narrator point out to readers?

   
   

Is the narrator of the story limited or omniscient? At what point in the story do readers learn whose thoughts and feelings the narrator can describe?

In paragraph 11, Mrs. Mallard has an Aha Moment. What does this realization suggest about Mrs. Mallard’s life prior to this point? In what ways will her life change?

In paragraph 14, the narrator begins to reveal Mrs. Mallard’s true feelings about being a widow. What does this point of view suggest about the story’s theme?

The doctors say that Mrs. Mallard dies of “joy that kills.” Explain whether this is an example of dramatic irony or not, and why.