Read the excerpt from The Story of an Hour There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no
powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men and women believe they have a right to
impose a private will upon a fellow-creature. A kind intention or a cruel intention made the act seem no less a
crime as she looked upon it in that brief moment of illumination.
Which universal theme is expressed in the excerpt?
Romantic relationships are a burden rather than a blessing.
All women are suppressed by the men they marry.
O Marriage is usually about business rather than true love.
Arranged marriages will leave both partners unfulfilled.