What is the impact of the author's use of the words monstrous joy in the sentence below from paragraph 11?
"She did not stop to ask if it were or were not a monstrous joy that held her."
It shows Mrs. Mallard's internal conflict about becoming an independent woman.
It shows Mrs. Mallard's deep fear of living out her life alone.
o It shows that Mrs. Mallard has very strong feelings for her husband.
o It shows Mrs. Mallard's appreciation for how Josephine and Richards broke news of her
husbands death.