Question

1. Why does Chopin introduce the reader to her protagonist as "Mrs. Mallard" rather than by her first name?

Answer 1

Kate Chopin introduces the reader to her protagonist not by her first name but as "Mrs. Mallard" in "The Story of an Hour.”

Step-by-step explanation:

The character Louise Mallard’s husband had died in a train accident. She was happy that she was free but she was paranoid about it as she wasn’t aware of what to do with her newfound freedom. Not being able to cope up with this happiness and her shock of being free she died of a heart attack. Chopin introduced the character as “Mrs. Mallard” as she was denied of her own identity for a very long time.

Answer 2

In "The Story of an Hour", by Kate Chopin Louise Mallard died of a heart attack brought on by happiness after seeing his husband coming home (she had heart trouble), when she thought he was dead because of a train accident. This character was introduced as “Mrs. Mallard” because she was denied her own identify for a long time.