This particular story reminded me of the essay I will soon be writing about a 30 second mundane moment of my life. When reading this response I noticed a certain way that the author arranged the format to tell the story. In the first two paragraphs, Kate introduces us to the characters and matter at hand for the rest of the response. She informs us that, in fact, Mrs. Mallard has a heart condition and her family must carefully break news to her and the death of her husband in a train accident.
In the next couple paragraphs the author uses a range of sensory details to help visualize the surroundings of Mrs. Mallard. The reader can clearly imagine the surroundings and the peculiar details that Mrs. Mallard is also noticing.
In the next following paragraphs, there seems to be a plot twist where the main character changes her view from grieving, gradually preparing herself to think about the future, a future without her husband. She thinks about all the time she will have to herself and that it doesn't even matter if she once loved her husband. She becomes accustomed to these ideas and sets herself free to the world.
In the concluding paragraphs, we learn that Mr. Mallard was not in a train accident, in fact he had no understanding that there was an event of such kind. Mr. Mallard comes back to his home after the time where his wive spent taking care of herself, when all the sudden Mrs. Mallard dies of a heart attack, not from the shock and sadness of loosing her husband, but from the happiness of seeing him return home.
In the concluding paragraphs the author ends the story by informing us of the incident with Mrs. Mallard's health condition.
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