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    character? 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. I believe Bibinot was a sympathetic character in the short story because of the scene when he was with his son coming home after the storm; he was very concerned of what his wife would think what had happened to them and also was worried that his wife would say something about them being so dirty‚ so the husband made

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    Drake Nash English 1302 “The Storm” In the story “The Storm”‚ I believe the physical setting plays a large part. The storm begins to occur during the day and we know this because it is bright enough for Bobinot to notice the change in the clouds‚ and also because at the end of the story it states that the storm was over and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems. The storm was basically a key force in the events that took place throughout the story. For

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    Silvana Yacoub Dr. Kenefick ENC 1102-69732 May 28‚ 2015 The Storm "The Storm‚" a short story about an extramarital affair in the South. It is very sexually explicit‚ especially for the time it was written. Kate Chopin’s the storm is about a woman named Calixta who rekindles a lost romance with a former lover in the midst of a storm. This story centers on lost love and being stuck in relationships that are unwanted. There is a lot of hidden meaning in the story‚ told well behind the characters

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    In Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” we are presented with a story about an affair. This act of adultery took place between two individuals whom had already been involved romantically in the past. Calixta and Alcee‚ both who are presently married‚ were reunited and forced together after many years by the titular storm. Whilst Calixta is at home with her old fling Alcee‚ her husband Bobinot and son Bibi are out in the storm‚ and not knowing their whereabouts is making Calixta very worried; putting her in

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    Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm” describes an encounter of infidelity between two lovers during a brief thunderstorm. The story alludes to the controversial topic of women’s sexuality and passion‚ which during Chopin’s time no one spoke about much less wrote about. So controversial was “The Storm‚” that it was not published until after her death in eighteen ninety-nine. The story is broken up into five sections‚ each filled with small clues and hints

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    A compilation of elegant word choice and syntax‚ “The Sun and Moon” is a poem written by author Chrysanthemum Ti. In this poem‚ Ti develops a story‚ told in a first person point of view‚ which illustrates both the gradual resentment and contentment felt by the narrator as she compares her successes and failures to those of her brother. In creating this tale‚ Ti utilizes a shift in tone as well as two significant metaphors to suggest that with time‚ perceptions change‚ which can allow for a greater

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    The femininity in The Chrysanthemums Men have been known to be superior to women. Women try hard to get passed this irrelevant stereotype. It is unfair to say that women cannot be independent and take control. There have been many critics that apply feminism to this story. “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck reveals Elisa Allen’s desire to have a more passionate marriage and secrets of expressing her gender. Elisa Allen realizes that she acts totally different around her husband. When

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    “In a Mans World” #In John Steinbeck’s‚ Chrysanthemums‚ he generalizes the spirit of a woman and delivers to the audience her thoughts and underlying emotions of being a woman in a “man’s world.” The chrysanthemums reflects Elisa’s character and her dreams of being free to grow‚ make decisions‚ free to travel‚ make her own money and most of all the desire to be attractive. Elisa feels closed in and secluded from the rest of the world‚ just as Steinbeck describes the atmosphere at the introduction

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    very similar ways. In Sullivan’s essay‚ “The Cur in ‘The Chrysanthemums’”‚ the animals and humans in the story by Steinbeck are seen by the author as being characteristically similar throughout the story. Sullivan explains three ways in which the characters in Steinbeck’s story are characteristically similar throughout the story in the conflict essay about the cur in the story. The animals and the people in the short story “The Chrysanthemums‚” by John Steinbeck‚ interact in the same way that means

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    My Interpretation of “The Chrysanthemums” “The Chrysanthemums” is one of John Steinbeck’s popular short stories. “The Chrysanthemums” represents inequality of gender‚ limitations‚ and feminism. The story is about a married woman living in the early 1900s who longs for a more exciting‚ meaningful existence. Elisa Allen is intelligent‚ accomplished‚ attractive‚ and ambitious. Yet she feels confined in her life and marriage. Steinbeck uses the world around Elisa to give the

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