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Josephine
Josephine is Mrs. Mallard's sister. It is Josephine who tells Mrs. Mallard of her husband's death and who implores Louise to let her into the room after she has shut herself inside. Josephine, a woman who embodies the feminine ideal, assumes that Louise is suffering terribly from the news, not knowing that her sister is actually overjoyed with the prospect of being a widow.
Louise
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Brently Mallard
Brently Mallard, Mrs. Mallard's husband, is assumed dead after a railroad disaster. When he reappears at the front...
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