Marriage is a sacred, long-standing institution. However, there are times in which the relationship between a wife and her spouse is merely a master-and-slave one. Not until the 1960s did women begin to speak up their voice and require their right of freedom. In her influential work of feminism "The Story of An Hour," Kate Chopin reflects the gloomy marital status of the women in the early 1900s through the life of the protagonist, Mrs. Mallard.

Mrs. Mallard's poor life symbolizes the slavish marital status of the women during the late 1800s. It is evident that she is oppressed by the bond of marriage. Although it is never stated outright, the way she thinks about her husband proves that their marriage is not a happy one at all. Brentley "had never looked save with...