An Uncloistered Nun

I actually really enjoyed reading this short story. Although it was a sad ending, I liked that it ended with Louisa realizing her independence. One of the things that really stuck out to me was this "uncloistered nun." I was unsure of this definition and actually had to look it up in the dictionary. It said that uncloistered meant "to set free, to liberate." When I read this it made much more sense. I think it is interesting that Louisa looked at herself in that way. She was a "nun" for so long because she was waiting for her fiance to return to her. She was unable to have relations with another man and it almost seemed like she was stuck in her house like in a convent. I find it ironic that she makes it sound like being set free from a man is almost how a nun would feel as if she were in a sense, released back into the world. When I think about this, I think of how sometimes women were considered mens property and now that Louisa didn't have a promise to a man she was no longer captive. She shows that women can be independent and don't need men to support them necessarily.