Women become invisible with no voice, no desires, and no identity. “When the doctors came they said she had died of heart disease – of joy that kills” (Chopin, 477). This last sentence is knowingly ironic because Louise likely felt both joy and intense sadness over Brently's return, her husband's support, and the loss of her freedom through her marriage. Mrs. Mallard died because her new identity was taken away from her when her husband entered that room. Her freedom was suddenly taken away from her and she could not bear it. She would finally be free from her duty as a wife and what society expected of her, but now there is no place for her anymore, so all that remains is