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How does Chopin create feelings of freedom and liberation in The Story of an Hour?​

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Even in her momentary grief, she describes the “open square before her house” and “the new spring life.” The outdoors symbolize freedom in the story, so it's no surprise that she realizes her newfound freedom as she looks out her window.

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