Question

Which two sentences contribute to a sense of hope in this excerpt from "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin? 

Answer 1

There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.

She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life.

Answer 2

There were patches of blue sky showing here and there through the clouds that had met and piled one above the other in the west facing her window.