Throughout history, marriage has been a sacred, unbreakable, undying commitment. Many people throughout history have been forced into marriage. When a woman was married, all her inheritance belonged to her husband. The husband had rights to everything a woman owned, including her body. This was supported by both law and marriage vows. The marriage ceremony was a vow to obey her husband. Many of these marriages are often full of unhappiness and psychological imprisonment. People often died in their unhappy marriages, divorce was not even considered, and most religions considered divorce to be a sin. This often followed ridicule, shame tainting the family name, and often being kicked out of town. Until 1891, if a woman fled an unhappy marriage and was arrested, she was imprisoned. In today's America, people have the right to choose their partner regardless of their sexual orientation, economic level and nationality. Unfortunately, this freedom is taken advantage of. Linda Wolfe holds the record for the most married woman in the world. She was married 23 times, her husband was Glynn Wolfe. He was the most married man in the world, having married 29 times. (Grandma is…). In the hour-long story, the reader meets a character named Louise Mallard, who faced common marriage problems during the 1800s. Stuck in an unhappy marriage, news of her husband's death brings her a new feeling of freedom, both physical and psychological. The reader has a unique point of view. Her family members believe she is distressed because of Mr. Mallard's death. In reality, she's happy that he's dead because now she's "Free!" Free body and soul! (Story of an Hour) » At the beginning of "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopins, it is said that...... middle of paper ...... view in the distance and towards the house Mrs. Mallard's own bright future. His house is an imprisonment and outside, it is freedom that he lacks. On her way outside, her husband walks through the door and she dies before achieving the freedom she so desperately seeks. In retrospect, Mrs. Mallard wanted forbidden fruit that she couldn't reach at the time. Her freedom was denied and she was tied to a man she no longer loved. Even though Mr. Mallard was not a bad person, Mrs. Mallard felt oppressed by him. She sometimes felt like she was repressing him too. In the end, the irony was Mrs. Mallard's death. She desperately wanted her husband dead. In the end, she was the one who died. She was so close to getting this freedom. His freedom was just on the other side of the arch of his door. When she died, she gave Mr. Mallard the freedom she wanted for herself.