The theme of the story, The Story of an hour.

The theme of the short story, The Story of an Hour, is man vs. society. In the story there is a woman who has recieved a message stating that her husband had just died in a train crash. In this situation you would think that she would be sad of unhappy, but she was actueally happy. Back in the 1800's women were treated poorly, all they were supposed to do was make food and take care of the children. Since her husband died she was now free as a bird floating in the slight breez of the wind free to gan in any direction. She imagined her self being free and not having to live with this man that she didn't even really like. She was crying in sadness but in happyness. Maybe she could noy finally be with a man that she like and cares for. At the end of the story as they were going out to his funeral the keylatch on the door started to turn, that could only mean one thing, the man was back. They confused him with another guy and he didn't even know there was a train crash. But right when he walked through the door she dropped over dead. The only way to get out of a bad relationship back then was deth.