In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm," the implied attitude for each short story is the corruption of marriage. In each story both wives share the same soiled qualities of being concerned only with themselves, deceiving their husbands and acting indecisively. Selfishness played a role in their thoughts and actions and unfaithfulness played a role in their overall attitude toward their marriages.
             "The Story of an Hour" involves The Mallards, a married couple. When Mrs. Mallard is informed of her husband's death, she falls apart into tears. After crying in her chair for a bit she began to feel different. As Chopin states, " There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it fearfully." (13) Different in that her attitude changes from being sad about her husband's death to being fearful about feeling happy of her newfound freedom. In the end of the story a twist comes into play as Mrs. Mallard walks toward the stairs only to find the front door to open and her husband standing there healthy and alive. Out of shock she collapses. When the doctors finally arrived, they came to the diagnosis that Mrs. Mallard had died of a heart disease, the kind that kills from joy.
             "The Storm" is a based on an affair between two married people, Calixta and Alcee. Alcee has a family who reside in Biloxi and Calixta has a small boy with her husband. The affair starts during a terrible storm when Alcee asks Calixta if he could stay at her house till the storm passes. Calixta has sexual relations with Alcee during the storm because she knew that her son and husband would not be home until the storm has passed. The storm finally ends and Calixta's family comes home. She says nothing and shows no shame. The attitude of marriage in the beginning of these two stories seemed satisfying for these women. This was before they had a chance to express themselves in their independence whether it was sexually or perso...