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Louise Mallard
Louise Mallard’s husband, who is incorrectly reported to have died in a train accident. When he returns home that day, he has no idea that anybody thinks he has died. Brently is a kind and loving husband to Louise, but despite that is an impediment to Louise’s freedom simply through the institution of marriage.
Brently Mallard Quotes in The Story of an Hour
The The Story of an Hour quotes below are all either spoken by Brently Mallard or refer to Brently Mallard. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“The Story of an Hour”
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What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!
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Brently Mallard Quotes in The Story of an Hour
The The Story of an Hour quotes below are all either spoken by Brently Mallard or refer to Brently Mallard. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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“The Story of an Hour”
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What could love, the unsolved mystery, count for in face of this possession of self-assertion which she suddenly recognized as the strongest impulse of her being!
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