Symbolism in “The Story of an Hour”

Symbolism in “The Story of an Hour”
While reading the short story “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, I came across many symbolic aspects. The most dominant the locked door. The locked door is used in this story as a buffer zone between the Society‘s norm and the individual‘s desires.
In this story Mrs. Mallard comes to find out that her husband has been killed. It was her sister Josephine who told her the news. As soon as she hears this, she bursts ou...