This exemplifies that in order for women to achieve liberation, one has to take risks and make sacrifices. Calixta also shows us the change in a woman who has attained freedom from societal restrictions, and thus allows us to understand that a liberated person is happier, more sure of herself, and is a generally better person.

This brings out the idea that liberation achieved through any form, socially unacceptable methods included, has a positive impact on the self and the people around.

Six days from my liberation.
I can now fully identify with Calixta's need to break out of society's expectations of her as a good student mother and wife preparing for an important exam. You know, maybe it isn't that bad.
MissKamsir says that "Showing a personal engagement with the stories is a good basis for writing about literature".

Personal engagement indeed. You have no idea.