Mallard's feelings and environment both internal and external. For example, birdsong outside evokes spring and a sense of expressive relief. The fact that Mrs. Mallard heard the news differently from the other women foreshadows her famous yearning for individualism (Meyer 15). She was able to accept the importance of it and recognized it quickly, suggesting a lack of true mourning. Here, Chopin remarkably shows Ms. Mallard's feminist perspective. “The new spring lie…a delicious breath of rain…there were bits of blue sky” all symbolize a new beginning in his life that has meaning (15). Louise was delighted to finally be free from her controlling husband. His storm of grief subsided and suddenly “His imagination was running wild in these days that awaited him. Spring days, summer days, and all kinds of days that would belong to him. She uttered a brief prayer for life to be long. Only yesterday she had thought with a shudder that life might be long. (16). Mrs. Mallard, surprised by these strange feelings of independence that surfaced, tried to avoid them because she felt guilty for thinking that way. Chopin tries to show that women have a strong desire to live without restraint and can get along very well without interference from men.