This shows that in literature, committing adultery rarely contributes to a character's happiness, but unlike many literary works, this act of deception in "The Storm" it made the characters much more contained. The last sentence of the story is “The storm had passed and everyone was happy” (Chopin, page 55). This phrase implies that after Calixta and Alcée made love, all bonds of their happiness were broken. This long-awaited experience finally allows ex-lovers to live their lives without any regret of not knowing the feeling of physically, emotionally and passionately loving their significant other. Does this point mean that the author is suggesting that we should have relationships to be happier in life? Chopin makes it perfectly clear towards the end of the story that Calixta and her family emerge happier when Calixta says: “J'vous answer, we will do a feat tonight! Umph-humph!” (Chopin, page 55). This is an extraordinary short story, with disturbingly beautiful figures of speech