In the poem \u201cthe Wife\u201d by Emily Dickinson, the main theme is the self-realization of being a full-on wife. She realized that to meet her husband’s \u201cdemands\u201d she has to change her original life and fully support and devote herself as her husband’s wife. In \u201cThe Wife\u201d, the author states in the text, \u201cShe rose to his requirement, dropped The playthings of her life To take the honorable work Of woman and of wife.\u201d Mrs. Mallard realized after finding out her husband is dead, she finally feels that she is \u201cfree\u201d and can live how she used to. The two readings both have the theme of realization,\u00a0\u00a0In \u201cThe Wife\u201d. The wife realizes that she has to drop everything from her life to be devoted to her husband. During Mrs. Mallard’s emotional state, she realizes that she feels \u201cfree\u201d to do things how she used to after her husband dies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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