The Storm By Kate Chopin Literary Analysis

In Kate Chopin’s “The Storm,” both the plot and the setting of the story help support each other. Chopin was gifted in her use of the setting to strengthen the plot symbolically; in doing so she created a powerful atmosphere. The atmosphere created by Chopin’s style of writing gave “The Strom” a sense of excitement that raised the temperature of the reader’s blood and kept them turning the page for more. The first example was subtle, yet the setting was still used to empower the plot. “It began to grow dark, and suddenly realizing the situation she got up hurriedly and went about closing windows and doors” (Gioia 126). The setting in that part of the story was one of impending danger. Now, compare that with what happens in the plot in section II, paragraph two, of page 126, “Alcee rode his horse under the shelter of a side projection where…” (Gioia 126). Now, beyond the fact that a man has ridden his horse (a cliché in romantic novels and films) up to a married woman home alone. The reader also knows that her husband is stuck in a store till the storm is over, and add to that, the passage, “She had not seen him very often since her marriage, and never alone,” implies there was a once a romantic connection between them (Gioia 126). The last part of the plot that ties into
One final example found on page one hundred twenty-eight, “Oh Bobinot! You back! My!,” (Gioia). Calixta was very happy, and at the time the setting is a very pleasant day after a storm. Yet one could also argue that she was acting overly lovely because she felt guilty for cheating on a man, who was stuck in a store during the storm because he was getting a treat for her. It is not clear whether it was guilt or if she felt ashamed of what she did and was trying to make up for it. Although, section five of the story does allude to it being guilt, not