3.  Assume the following thesis:  Through the story Chopin communicates that even if women believe they are happily married,  the "joy" of marriage destroys a significant part of them.

 Which argument is the most well-written?

     Choice a)   Mrs. Mallard experiences many different emotions when she learns that her husband is dead.

     Choice b)   The progression of emotions that Mrs. Mallard feels when told of her husband's death shows that she was unaware of her true feelings about marriage.

    Choice c)  Mrs. Mallard is upset when she learns her husband is dead.

    Choice d)  Through her depiction of Mrs. Mallard's husband, Kate Chopin justifies Mrs. Mallard's joy in her husband's death and her death in her husband's life.