Read the passage.

She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her. A clear and exalted perception enabled her to dismiss the suggestion as trivial.

In “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin, why might the joy that Mrs. Mallard is feeling be considered monstrous?


She knows her joy will be short-lived.

Her joy is mixed with longing for her husband.

Her joy comes at the cost of her husband’s death.