"The Story of an Hour" is a story about a woman who found out that her husband has just died. Her immediate reaction was to cry and grieve over the loss of her husband; and she did this while her friend supported her. However, as time went on, she started to think more about what it meant that her husband was gone and she had a 'light bulb moment'. She yells "free, free, free!" because she realizes that she no longer has to succumb to her husband, instead she can live for herself. He was at peace with her husbands death and very relaxed knowing what her life would now look like. Unfortunately, her husband was not killed in an accident and Mrs. Mallard dies "of the joy that kills her". This short story shows how the women during this time period were being oppressed by their husbands.
"The Story of an Hour" and "The Yellow Wallpaper" both relate in that wives become unhappy and depressed with their lives because all they can do is listen to society, and obey their husbands orders. Women stayed at home all day and became very depressed even though they had a lot. This is what happened in "The Yellow Wallpaper", the husband thought that his wife was acting very strange and needed help, while the doctor side of him saw nothing seriously wrong with her, she was simply depressed and going crazy from it. Furthermore, I am glad that marriage do not currently strictly operate with the ruling husband and obedient depressed wife.
Question: When did marriage start to change (become less strict).
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