As the story progresses it becomes apparent that he suffered from more than one kind, physical and emotional. As was common for women of the time, Louise obviously didn't go around complaining about her unhappiness with her husband and her life. Her sister and her husband's friend were worried that she couldn't even handle the bad news. One of the aspects of “The Story of an Hour” that fascinates the reader is the fact that Louise Mallard feels emotional after learning of her husband's death. She anticipates the possibility of being a free woman capable of living for herself. "He said it over and over again in a low voice: 'free, free, free!' (Chopin 236) Although her husband was not abusive, the reader intuitively understands that Louise felt oppressed in her marriage and now for the first time, she feels the possibility of building her own identity and identifying possibilities for herself