ENG 112 College Composition II                                         Nancy McTaggart
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You chose the following answer to Question 3: 

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

This sentence is a statement of fact from the story.  It is not an argument nor is it connected to the thesis statement.  It is not a good argument.

Of the remaining choices, which is the best argument?

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