In the story of an hour, what news comes to mrs. mallard at the end of the story, and what happens to her? news comes that her husband has survived a train wreck; she dies from the joy of hearing the good news. news comes that her husband has come home from a train trip; she dies of a heart attack. news comes that her husband has died in a train wreck; she dies of a broken heart.

Ead this excerpt from the introduction to wheels of change by sue macy. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons. why does the author include this excerpt?