The Bridges of Madison County, by Robert James Waller, is about two individuals, Francesca Johnson and Robert Kincaid, who are madly in-love but unfortunately could not be together. The main theme of the novel is the value of the people who you truly love is worth more than a selfish romance. Francesca Johnson is a loving wife, of Richard Johnson, and a mother of two children, Michael and Carolyn Johnson. One day, Robert Kincaid, a photographer for National Geographic, stopped to a calm house for direction on a bridge he can not locate. Francesca Johnson happened to be in her front porch and helped the man. She fell madly in-love with Robert Kincaid. As the story goes on and as Robert nears to his departure from Madison County; before Richard and her two kids comes back home, Francesca must decide if she should go with Robert or not.
             Francesca was prudent about love. She knows she can only pick one out of two to love, her family or Robert Kincaid. She wanted to go with Robert, however, she thinks about her family too much. She would know how they would feel; they would feel betrayed and most importantly, devastated. Her husband, Richard, would have to live with the embarrassment that his wife left him with a photographer and the pain he could not possibly bear. However, if she would have left with Robert Kincaid, she would be really happy. The way that Robert loved her and the attention that she was getting from him made her feel this way for the first time in a long time; passionate, devoted, and respected. She wanted to make the right decision and not hurt her family, but then again, she is not really happy.
             Francesca Johnson loved Robert Kincaid, however, she did not go with him when he asked her. The main reason was that she wanted her family to be happy. She felt guilty and did not want to destroy their feelings. If she would have came with Robert Kincaid, her guilt would have haunted her because of the fact that sh
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