In “The story of an hour” the theme is sad because of all the death, pain, and emotions caused by a train accident that didn’t even involve anyone they knew. Mrs. Mallard (the wife) mourns over the loss of her husband. Richard (friend to Mr. Mallard the husband) goes to tell Mrs. Mallard the sad news of her husband’s death. She has a heart condition that makes her heart weak so Richard wants to tell her as gently as possible. Richard is sad because he had to find out from the newspaper that his friend was dead. He then remembers that Mr. Mallard had a wife with a heart condition so he went to tell her before someone else did and they didn’t tell her the right way and she would also die. So he rushed over there and told Louise (Mrs. Mallard)
