Question

“When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease - of joy that kills."
Which one of the following explains why the short story, The Story of an Hour ends with the phrase "...of joy that kills"?

1. To convey a sense of irony.
2. To make the readers judge Mrs. Mallard.
3. To convey Mrs. Mallard’s sheer sense of shock.
4. To explain Brently Mallard’s shock at the incident.

Options

• Only (I) and (IV)

• Only (I) and (II)

• Only (I) and (III)

• Only (II) and (IV)

Answer 1

Only (I) and (IV)