The Quick Liberation of the Wives in "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour"

Throughout history women were not granted the same freedoms and carefree lifestyle their male counterparts had. On the contrary women were looked down upon. They were given few rights and were left practically powerless. That is why it was common practice for a woman to please her husband, raise the children, cook, clean, and wash everything in the household. Women were not self-dependent, but rather they were obligated to their husbands. It wasn't until the …

…ingredient to any human being's pursuit of happiness is indeed in the freedom one has over ones fate. These women fought the ideas that they were brought up to follow. Therefore, there is a clear and valuable lesson to learn from these two stories, which is that nobody owns you, nobody can tell you what to do or what is best for you; that is something that only you should be able decide for yourself.