Question

How does the setting support Mrs. Mallard's new feelings about freedom? A. It is in the home where Mrs. Mallard feels safe. B. It is springtime, and the peddlers are selling their wares. C. It is in Mrs. Mallard's room where she sleeps and dreams. D. It is springtime when trees bloom and birds sing.

Answer 1

The answer is D. It is springtime when trees bloom and birds sing.

Explanation:

Mrs Mallard goes through a sea of emotions when she learns about her husband's death. At first, she is shocked but what follows is what defines her married life. She goes to her room and sits by the window, she feels happy from the inside. It's as if she had gotten back her freedom, she sits in her comfy, room armchair and finds herself at peace when she looks outside the open window during the springtime, as the trees are blooming and the birds are singing.