Which best describes the theme of " you, m'am"? :

crime doesn't pay.

it's important to respect yourself and to take responsibility for your actions.

never steal, especially from mrs. jones.

if you do terrible things, you will get caught.

It's important to respect yourself and to take responsibility for your actions.

Explanation:

The themes of a literary work are the author's messages; they are the main ideas that the author is trying to communicate to his or her readers.

Explanation:

"The Story of an Hour" was written by the famous author, Kate Chopin. Kate Chopin was a famous American author. She wrote many short stories and novels.

In her short story, 'The Story of an Hour', she narrates the feelings and the emotion of a wife when she heard the news of her husband's death in an accident.

The word 'absolutely' is used as procession or moving forward. When Louise Mallard heard of her husband, Brently's death she was shaken and was in grief. The thoughts of the passing life and moving on was haunting to her. She knew that after her husband's death the sorrow and loneliness she will get only belongs to her completely. This is the bitter truth.

Thus this is the meaning of the word 'absolutely' in the story is.

Absolutely means completely or totally or with certain.