Question

Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.

Based on this initial information about Mrs. Mallard, how do others perceive her in “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin?


as weak
as unhappy
as opinionated
as eccentric

Answer 1

as weak

Step-by-step explanation:

Everyone knew she had a heart problem, so they tried to break the news to her gently. So they saw her as weak, thus needing to break the news gently.

Answer 2

As weak, because it uses words associated with it such as gentle.