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Why is Mrs. Mallard at first afraid of what she sees "coming to her"?
She has some idea of what the thing is, and she knows she will have to reject the idea.
She has lived a constrained life so long that freedom seems frightening to her at first.
She has no idea what is "coming to her," and she wants to avoid facing the unknown.
She is reeling from her husband's death, so any change on the horizon is very unwelcome.
She has some idea of what the thing is, and she knows she will have to reject the idea.
She has lived a constrained life so long that freedom seems frightening to her at first.
She has no idea what is "coming to her," and she wants to avoid facing the unknown.
She is reeling from her husband's death, so any change on the horizon is very unwelcome.
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Mrs. Mallard's initial fear of what she sees "coming to her" is best understood through the perspective that she has lived a constrained life for so long that freedom seems frightening to her at first. When she learns about her husband's death, she experiences a mix of emotions, including shock and a sense of overwhelming grief. However, as she begins to process her situation, she realizes that with her husband's death comes a newfound sense of freedom, which is both exhilarating and terrifying. This conflict between her long-held sense of confinement and the idea of autonomy creates a moment of fear as she grapples with the implications of her new reality.