What Is The Purpose Of The Storm By Kate Chopin

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,

In the story "The Storm", Kate Chopin plots a situation in which two people surrender to their physical desires. Chopin wrote fiction stories in the late 19th century. She was condemned due to the immorality presented in her work. At her times, woman was considered to be very innocent, and always faithful to her husband. In Chopin's work one sees a totally different view of a woman's behavior. She is not a popular writer of her era because of her crude works; the audience of her period could not justify her stories. In the story "the storm", Kate Chopin by hiding the immoral behavior of her characters behind the fear of bad weather is being ironic.

“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.

In “The Storm” Kate Chopin makes the setting an essential and entwined part of her action and ideas. The story focuses on the two main characters, Calixta and Alcee and their short love affair. The action is taking place in a small town in Louisiana where all of the characters live. The story is set in the late nineteenth century when adultery was not expected from anyone, as woman were considered to be innocent and faithful. The integration of setting and story can be followed in details about the storm itself, setting of the atmosphere/mood, and also the complexities of married status in the society.

Kate Chopin in “the Storm” uses symbolism in characters to develop the theme that marriages are not perfect. Although there is a physical storm in the story, there is also a storm of emotions. Chopin is able to convey the emotions of her characters throughout the story because the storm that takes place at the very beginning of her story.

The short story, “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is about a love that could never be until it briefly was. The point that Chopin was trying to get across was that Calixta and Alcee had a strong passion for one-another, and perhaps loved each other, but they could never have been married because of their social differences. It is a passionate, but brief affair between two married people from different social classes that takes place during a cyclone in Louisiana around 1898. The story symbolizes the freedom that a woman felt inside after the rain during a time when women had no freedom. (Firtha lesson 2 page 1)

Kate Chopin’s “the storm” is a story of a woman who it trying to start her life a new and leave past mistakes behind her. However without warning her past reputation comes knocking and without knowing it. She allows it back into her life, even if for just a moment. The use of the setting and of the imagery drives the plot forward, from what seem like an innocent encounter to almost an unforgivable action. It gives opportunity and builds tension and defines the characters.

Usually a storm creeps upon us, hits a luminous climax, and then fades away into nothingness.  In The Storm, Kate Chopin develops a parallel between a rainstorm and an emotional storm in a woman’s life.  Chopin uses symbolism to depict the feelings of relationships that are as unpredictable as that of a raging storm.

In the story “The Storm,” by Kate Chopin, Calixta a stay at home mom struggles to stay loyal to her marriage when a storm brings her old lover to her front door. The storm brings a meaning of evil or sin to her as the old lover makes his way to her. The theme of the story is based around the character Calixta were she struggles to stay true to her marriage. The setting of this short story is in the south of the United States around the 19th century and is in a small town.

"The Storm," by Kate Chopin took place in Louisiana in the early 1900s and in the story Chopin's portrays the act of love and adultery. In a marriage there are two people and it is important that they both feel loved, appreciated, respected and that their needs are met. However, Chopin's implies that adultery comes naturally and sometimes it does not affect anyone in a negative way. In the short story Chopin shows that if there is something missing in the relationship either party will seek out to find it. In the story Chopin uses symbolism, the use of the senses, the use of comparisons, the role of the author and the atmosphere.

   In Kate Chopin's time traditional patriarchal notions about women and sexuality deemed sexual passion a negligible, even improper, aspect of women's lives. Yet Chopin boldly addresses a woman's sexual desire in her short story "The Storm". This story shockingly details a torrid extramarital sexual encounter between Calixta and Alcee` in the midst of a raging storm. While this story line could have been presented in a traditional light, perhaps as a lesson about the evils of uninhibited female sexuality, Chopin maintains a non-judgmental stance by refraining from moralizing about the sanctity of marriage or impropriety of Calixta's actions. In failing to condemn and even

“The Storm” Setting Setting is a crucial part of any story that we read, whether it be a short story or a novel. Setting helps to create the mood and tone throughout a story, and it is likely for the setting to represent a form of symbolism. In every short story or novel, the setting is an important factor that the reader should pay close attention to. This gives the reader a better understanding about why the characters are doing what they are doing. In “The Storm” by Kate Chopin, a storm arises in the small town of Louisiana in the 19th century, which can be told by the type of language used in the story.

Is the storm literal or symbolic? This particular question really stood out and really made me think and analysis the story. For example, the question asks about the storm if it is literal or symbolic. The storm is a super obvious symbol. It's involved in practically every element of the story. First off, it's the title. Second, it plays a huge role in the plot, forming the beginning and the end of the story. It also plays a really important part in the middle by bringing Calixta and Alcee together, pushing them into each other's arms and giving them the time and space to get physical before the world outside returns to normal. Also, the storm is a frightening occurrence in the natural world. Alcee describes it as "a cyclone" (Chopin 2.13), while Bobinot can tell right away that its "sombre," "sinister," and "threatening" (Chopin 1.1). Chopin describes the rain pouring down with a repetition and regularity that suggests rain itself. Of course, it's when all that rain is coming down most passionately and brutally that Calixta and Alcee are also getting more and more passionate; exploring their feelings for one another to the

In “The Storm”, Kate Chopin describes the importance of characters role of choice in their daily life. In this story, author symbolizes the “storm”, as a connection factor of love and physical attraction between the characters. Furthermore, there was a mutual marriage relationship between the character, calixta (wife) and bobinot (husband) however, the story reflects the importance of personal choices. First, in “The Storm”, Chopin shows us calixta felling of uneasiness at home because of dangerous weather. On that condition she will admire someone to be with her to remain safe and feel easy until her husband and children could reach home from the market.

Chopin employs the term ‘storm’ to establish the sexual pressure that was constant throughout the story between Calixta and Alcée. The beginning of the story introduces Bobinot, Calixta's