Kate Choplin believe marriage is a form of slavery. for women because women have to take vows to honor and obey her husband, meaning that they end up being forced to do house chores and be a housewife. Wives must live for their husband, which means they must consider them over their own well being in the 19th century, so unfortunately, the character illustrating the point became so overwhelmed by the joy of her freedom when she though her husband had died and had effectively given her her freedom back that she literally died from the joy.