The Storm By Kate Chopin Essay
An Essay on “The Storm” by Kate Chopin
“Infants have their infancy; adults, adultery.” ― David Philip Barash. In her story “The Storm” Kate Chopin not only creates the perfect environment for an adulterous affair but also uses the plot as a symbol of the affair. The story takes place in late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The story is about the extramarital affair between Calixta, mother of a young boy Bibi and wife to Bobinot, and Alcee, husband to Clarisse, during a horrific storm. The storm in this story is not just coincidental. It’s actually the motivation behind the story and the affair between Calixta and Alcee. The affair and the story begins, climaxes and ends just as the storm does.
Chopin intends to use the storm to move the story forward even from the opening. The story begins with Bobinot and his son Bibi are shopping at some local store. As they are about to leave Bobinot notices the storm approaching to the town. They decide to stay there to wait out the storm. Meanwhile Calixta is at home. She’s so indulged in sewing that she is unaware of the storm. Soon after realizing that storm is …show more content…
By providing a terrible storm, Chopin creates and ingenious setting for this meeting. Alcee need to refuge from the storm in Calixta’s home. Chopin’s intentions become even more obvious after the introduction of Alcee there. To advance the story further Chopin uses the storm to force Alcee inside Calixta’s home. Author and critic Barbara wrote, “Chopin adroitly matches the storm’s irresistible development with the effects of passion on the two lovers”. It is obvious at this point that Chopin is using the storm to bring Calixta and Alcee together. After all this meeting seems less likely to happen if storm is not present to bring it about. As it climaxes, the storm pushes the story and also provides a metaphor for the affair between
“Infants have their infancy; adults, adultery.” ― David Philip Barash. In her story “The Storm” Kate Chopin not only creates the perfect environment for an adulterous affair but also uses the plot as a symbol of the affair. The story takes place in late 1800’s or early 1900’s. The story is about the extramarital affair between Calixta, mother of a young boy Bibi and wife to Bobinot, and Alcee, husband to Clarisse, during a horrific storm. The storm in this story is not just coincidental. It’s actually the motivation behind the story and the affair between Calixta and Alcee. The affair and the story begins, climaxes and ends just as the storm does.
Chopin intends to use the storm to move the story forward even from the opening. The story begins with Bobinot and his son Bibi are shopping at some local store. As they are about to leave Bobinot notices the storm approaching to the town. They decide to stay there to wait out the storm. Meanwhile Calixta is at home. She’s so indulged in sewing that she is unaware of the storm. Soon after realizing that storm is …show more content…
By providing a terrible storm, Chopin creates and ingenious setting for this meeting. Alcee need to refuge from the storm in Calixta’s home. Chopin’s intentions become even more obvious after the introduction of Alcee there. To advance the story further Chopin uses the storm to force Alcee inside Calixta’s home. Author and critic Barbara wrote, “Chopin adroitly matches the storm’s irresistible development with the effects of passion on the two lovers”. It is obvious at this point that Chopin is using the storm to bring Calixta and Alcee together. After all this meeting seems less likely to happen if storm is not present to bring it about. As it climaxes, the storm pushes the story and also provides a metaphor for the affair between