Protagonist In The Storm

Kate Chopin wrote the short story “The Storm” one of her most bold stories and did not even intention to publish it (Cutter 191). The two main characters in the story are Calixta and Alcee. They both used to be attracted to one another in previous years, but now they are both married to someone else. After Alcee arrives to Calixta’s house looking for shelter they are driven into a passionate moment. In the story “The Storm” the storm has a significant meaning; without it the affair of Calixta and Alcee performed would not have been as powerful as it was between them. “The Storm” has a great deal of symbolism throughout the story: the clouds, the use of color white, the storm relative to the affair, the after effects of the affair, Calixta,

“The Storm’s” theme was based on Love, Immoral affair, and Freedom. Chopin’s technique of foreshadowing, symbolism, irony, tone, and imagery set the plot for Alcee, Calixta, Bobinot, and Clarisse in this short story. “A bolt struck a tall chinaberry tree at the edge of the field. It filled all visible space with a blinding glare and crash seemed to invade the very boards they stood upon” (425). The writer used Imagery to depict how nature shook the foundation of their respective marriages. The significance of the tall chinaberry tree that crashed the boards was that it made Bobinot and Clarisse almost irrelevant in the story. The author used the metaphorical expression to indicate how the storm schemed Bobinot and Clarisse out of the reckoning.

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Kate Chopin's story is set in Louisiana in the mid 1900s and in it she depicts the demonstration of affection and unfaithfulness. There are two individuals in a marriage and it is imperative for each gathering to feel adored, uncommon, and to get their coveted achievements. Chopin utilizes this story to delineate the energetic urges that a man can be overwhelmed with on the off chance that they are missing it in their own particular relationship. In the short story "The Storm," Chopin utilizes the abstract components imagery, perspective, and setting to uncover her point of view on the subject of marriage and satisfaction. Kate Chopin utilizes the moving toward storm as an image of bringing the primary characters back together. The two principle characters, whom are previous sweethearts are Calixta and Alcee. Alcee was happening upon Calixta's home amid the season of the tempest and needed to take shield in her home while it passed. The tempest is the most critical image in the story since it is depicted as the explanation behind bringing Alcee and Calixta back together. Alcee and Calixta had not seen each other "all the time since her marriage, and never alone" (Chopin 122) which made this moving toward storm extremely helpful for the two since her better half and child were held up at the store and Alcee's family was away.

Bibinot I would describe as being a serious and responsible person from the way he was being described in Section I where he was taking shelter with his son away from the storm.

The storm is menacing, it rolls in “somber…with sinister intention.” Chopin allows us to see the storm build up slowly, reaching its highpoint, and passing. The storm builds chaotically to its climax, Alcee and Calixta are together. As the storm dies out and fades away everything is quiet again in terms of the relationship. The reader can make the assumption that the marriages are unharmed, but it shows that they aren’t perfect.

    It is interesting how Ms. Chopin uses the thunderstorm to parallel with theintensity of the relationship between Alcee and Calixta.  Ms. Chopin creatively parallels the development of the thunderstorm to that of the physical development between Calixta and Alcee.  In the beginning, the rain slowly begins to fall as the emotions between the two past loves are starting to rekindle.  Then, as the storm proceeds to intensify, Alcee is forced inside the house, alone with the woman of his desire.  When the lightening

Kate Chopin, in The Storm utilizes the occurring of a literal storm to parallel the events occurring between the protagonists Calixta and Alcée, in order to juxtapose the cultural restrictions on sexuality and gender imposed by religion and class. A storm in the literal sense can be viewed simultaneously as a destroyer, and a renewer of life; it bring turmoil and disorder, but also revives the Earth so that life may be planted back into it. Similarly the act of sexual intercourse that occurs between Calixta and Alcée in the absence of their spouses can be viewed as something that will inevitably cause turmoil in their familial lives, but also as an escape from the oppression of their society and culture that has forced them to suppress their

I will start with The Storm, the Initial Situation, The storm begins and Calixta was at home alone. Bobinôt, was away from home and can't protect his wife. When I was reading the story I was given the impression that a woman is alone and possibly in danger back at the house. The Conflict began when Calixta's old lover arrives at her house just in time to be stuck indoors with by the storm. It would be one thing if Calixta had to wait out the storm alone, worrying about her husband and small son being in stuck in the storm perhaps with no shelter But she's not alone: as soon as the storm starts, her ex lover showed up. We know trouble was about to start. Of course we know what happened next, Alcee and Calista had sex as part of the climax of the story. Now here is the Suspense part of the story ,Calixta's family returns home just after Alcée leaves. Will they cross paths? Will Calixta be able to cover up what has just happened? Those were the first question that came to mind while i was reading the story. Poor Bobinôt worries over whether Calixta will be angry with them when they return home although he was not the guilty party. but it all turns out to be just fine. To conclude the plot of the story, everyone benefits from the affair, and no one finds out about it. No one's going to find out about all the action that just happened. Alcée and Calixta's secret is officially safe,

(Chopin). Before either of them was married, Calixta and Alcee were a couple that for unknown reasons did not end up together; but clearly still had passionate feelings for each other. As Calixta worried for the safety of her family, he admired her body, “and a glimpse of full firm bosom disturbed him powerfully” (Chopin). As the storm continues to wage, in an attempt to calm her, Alcee pulls her into an embrace, and at that moment, “The contact of her warm, palpitating body had aroused all the old time

While Bibi and Bobinot are "Stuck in the storm," Calixta is feeling "free" because of the storm. Now by free I don’t mean released, as from captivity, but free of Bobinot and the marriage long enough to do something she wanted to do, which was sleeping with Alcee, even if only for a short time. It is discovered towards the end of the story that Alcee is also married with children, so it was a moment of "freedom" for him as well. Ironic, no? It would make more since for this to be an "accidental meeting" if Alcee lived further away, or if it happened out in public and they were both single, but this is not the case. He mustn't live far away, and we know this because in the end of the book, once Alcee has left, we read that "When they seated themselves at the table, they began laughing so much and so loud that anyone could hear them as far away as Laballiere's," which Alcee’s is. This tells us that he must not live very far away, so that being the case, why make the special stop off at Calixtas? We also find out that they had been lovers in the past, making it easier to assume that they still have feelings for each other, although no one suspects it in their marriages. The two seem to be married only for convenience, not for lust or

Chopin writes in chronological order. She begins by introducing Bobinot (husband to Calixta) and Bibi (son to Calixta). They are at Friedheimer's store when suddenly a storm approaches them while they are about to leave. Bobinot recognizes that it is too dangerous for his son and himself to get back on the road. When Bobinot told Bibi they would be staying at Friedheimer's store till the storm passed Bibi instantly said " Mama'll be' fraid," he suggested with his blinking eyes.(Chopin198) However, Bobinot replied with "She'll shut the house."(Chopin 198) Bobinot reassured Bibi that his mother Calixta would be safe. At home Calixta (wife to Bobinot and mother to Bibi) was sewing when she noticed that there was a storm approaching the house she immediately closed all doors. When she was closing the windows she noticed Bobinot's Sunday clothes out on the line so she went to retrieve them. While she gathered all his cloths she noticed a man approaching her from a far distance. When the man got closer he asked to seek shelter from the storm till it past. This man was later introduced as Alcèe Laballière Calixta's former lover. She brought him in the house the storm began to get violent lighting struck and thunder roared this frightened Calixta and so she jumped into Alcee's arms in terror. They began to analyze each others bodies and this resulted in an act of love. Meanwhile, Bobinot and his son were terrified that Calixta would be upset with them when they return because they are wet and covered in mud so

As stated previously as the storm begins, intensifies and ends so does the affair and the story. When the thunder became distant and the storm started to die out the lovers became drowsy and fell asleep. Just as the storm is a passing event that changes nature for a short time, so is the affair, it is also another example of the storm being used to symbolize the affair between Alcée and Calixta. When “the rain was over” it signified that the affair was over along with it (Chopin 122). The storm ending at the same time as the passionate affair implies that they are parallel with each other. When the storm ended Alcée leaves and Bobinôt and Bibi finally return home, Calixta is extremely happy to see them. In like manner Alcée writes “a loving

Trying to calm her and comfort her, Alcee reassures her of their safety, when the heavy winds of the storm shake Calixta into Alcee’s arms. The touch of each others body reminds them of the old passion they once had for each other even though now they both are married to other people. Although conscious, that does not stop them from kissing each other and having sex as the powerful storm passes over them. Chopin describes the intense moment, stating the experience causes Calixta to experience her birthright, “The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery, was like

A woman's happiness and success during this era is often dependant on the male or husband of the marriage. During this era, Chopin displays to us in both her short stories "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour" of how reliant women are in their relationship and lives. Women during this era were heavily looked down upon. They were looked so down upon that even the women themselves would look down on themselves resulting in more reliant on the men for their success in life. The women during this time era would be so reliant on men they would do much for the men despite whether they had loved him or not. Chopin many times wrote her short stories with women in marriage with men just for the benefits of living and success rather than love; a “vignettte exploring female desires that cannot be fulfilled in marriage, a common theme for Chopin.” (Brantley 1). During the 19th century, both men and women weren't seen as equal at all. Another push to being reliant on men is government rules and policies of men being the more stronger party of the marriage, relationship, or family. Men were seen as the “better” sex so then women were more reliant. Women had to depend on men to supply them in order to live a healthy lifestyle. Kate Chopin displays this highly in her two short stories as the two women seem really reliant on their male counterpart. The two women shows signs of weakness while their male counterpart were away.