Literary Techniques Used In Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'

Calixta and Alcee happiness shows that happiness is like a storm it comes and goes but it is overwhelming, it cleans everything and leaves a sense of freedom. We could see that happiness is like a storm when Calixta is happy and satisfied when she sees her lover leave, Calixta is happy to see her husband and her son return home, and Alcee write a love letter to his wife after the storm. The writer Chopin assert that happiness is like a storm. On one hand, some people will get hurt. On the other hand, some may benefit from

Setting can be a major factor in a story. Setting is the time and place of a story. The setting may also include the climate and even the social, psychological, or even spiritual state of the characters. Many times, a story's setting not only can create conflict, but it can also have a major impact on the choices that characters ultimately make. As a result of affecting the choices of the characters, setting can also affect the outcome of the story. The setting of the story plays a major role in the short stories Everyday Use and The Storm.

The incredibly gifted author, Kate Chopin, expresses the irony of Calixta’s marriage in her story The Storm. Women were expected to have certain roles during the 19th century, and she addresses the real truth behind women's thoughts and actions with no concern to what society thought was correct. Chopin contrasts power, class, and morals among women during the 19th century.

The third chapter brings Bobinot and Bibi home to Calixta in a joyful mood as she “had clasped Bibi and was kissing him effusively” (Chopin 108). They both are greeted by Calixta’s presence as she is pleased to see them return safe and sound and not drenched by the storm, and is excited that her husband brought home shrimp for dinner. When they are seated at the table eating dinner, in the final line of the third chapter, “they laughed much and so loud that anyone might have heard them as far away as Laballiere’s” (Chopin 108). Calixta acted like nothing ever happened between that time her son and husband were gone. According to Allen Stein who wrote, he thinks “it is not hard to see that many might say all has turned out well for them despite Calixta’s transgression” (7). When Bobinot and Bibi came home, they were afraid that Calixta would be angry with them being dirty and not presentable, but she had no desire in the world to care about it. Calixta’s mood changed by from “an overscrupulous housewife” to a woman who is excited to see them come home and “clasped Bibi and was kissing him effusively” (Chopin 108). Bibi and Bobinot do not have any clue of why Calixta is like that, but they are pretty satisfied with her cheerful

In the story “A&P,” Updike communicates Sammy’s imprisonment though his location within the grocery store. In the first few sentences, Updike places “[Sammy] in the third check-out slot, with [his] back to the door, so [he doesn’t] see [the girls] until they’re over by the bread” (Updike 17). The physical isolation of the ‘check-out slot’ combined with Sammy’s inability to see outside demonstrates how he is incapable of seeing the outside world, let alone reaching its freedom. The act of Sammy noticing the girls further attests to his mental confinement; as instead of thinking of the store in terms of layout, he thinks in terms of ‘bread’ (17). His habit of thinking in terms of products signifies how the grocery store is where he spends the majority of his time, further alluding to Sammy’s physical confinement within the A&P. Sammy’s imprisonment inside the ‘slot’ and his unique way of thinking contribute to the sense of confinement Updike builds through the grocery store’s setting. Likewise, in “The Storm,” Chopin conveys Calixta’s confinement to her life though the setting of her house and the advancing storm. Lost in her sewing, “…Calixta [does] not notice the approaching storm. … [until it begins] to grow dark, and suddenly realizing the situation she [gets] up hurriedly and [goes] about closing windows and doors” (Chopin 82). In this context, the storm symbolizes the slowly growing build-up of emotions in Calixta’s life and, in turn, her unawareness of them until they finish manifesting. Calixta’s attempt to physically ‘close’ herself off from the storm further represents how she tries to confine her feelings to herself; which Chopin utilizes to highlight Calixta’s growing mental confinement. Continuing with the theme of imprisonment, Chopin illustrates Calixta’s dedication to her family in order to emphasize her

Kate Chopin was an American author that wrote many stories that are based in Louisiana. She bases most of her work on women’s movement of the nineteenth century. One of Chopin’s prevalent stories called “The Storm”, focuses on the expectation of women’s marriage in the 1800’s. This story demonstrates numerous significant elements that give the reader a sense of what is going on throughout the story. One element being demonstrated in the story is the theme. The theme is important for setting an ambience within the story. An analysis on Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” demonstrates the theme of freedom, happiness, and adultery.

The rise of the Women’s Movement during 1890’s encouraged many to grant all human beings the same fundamental rights despite one's gender. Traditionally, sexual passion, in a woman's aspect of life, was considered inappropriate and wrong in societal views. Yet, Chopin boldly addresses sexual desire in a woman with a strong feminist tone in The Storm, empowering female sexuality.

The storm in the story symbolizes her emotions. In the story, the storm arrived at Calixta’s house while Alcee had ridden up, “As she stepped outside, Alcee Laballiere rode in at the gate” (88). This meant that the emotion between Calixta and Alcee would become stronger. “’My! What a rain! It’s good two years sence it rain’ like that,’ exclaimed Calixta” (88) is said, because it shows that she expressed her emotions with Bobinot in a while. The lightning bolt caused a change in emotions between Calixta and Alcee. “Calixta put her hands to her eyes, and with a cry, staggered backward. Alcee’s arm encircled her, and for an instant he drew her close and spasmodically to him “(89). When they kissed “it reminded him of Assumption” (89) and their emotion for each other grew. As the storm crashed outside, their emotion became stronger and “Calixta was a revelation in that dim, mysterious chamber” (89). She was in a revelation, because she

Kate Chopin is an American author who lived in the 19th century (Wyatt). Kate Chopin is known for being way beyond her time (Evans 262). She wrote about emotions and conflicts no other author of her time would ever think to write about (Evans 262). She grew up with two powerful women, her mom and grandmother, who influenced her views on society (Wyatt). One of her more controversial work is her short story entitled “The Storm”. In her short story “The Storm”, Kate Chopin uses symbolism, Emotional conflict, and diction to display a woman’s right to her own body and point out women stereotypes to produce a change in society.

In "The Storm," the characters and the world around them are experiencing the same kind of brief, exciting, and dangerous natural disaster: the storm. Calixta and Alcée experience it differently than Bobinot, BiBi and Clarissa; for Calixta and Alcée, the storm heightens the danger and excitement of the adultery. When the storm is over the world recovers and goes on. When the lovers are finished with their act of passion, they part ways and return to their spouses and go on as if everything is

In this short story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin, the character that was the most greatly changed or influenced would have to be Calixta. First, in the beginning you get this feeling that she plays the character of a mother who as a storm approaches begins to get anxious as any parent usually does knowing her child may be in danger. We might infer in the beginning of the passage that she is sweet and innocent as any southern woman is. As the story and the plot continues to thicken, you can see that Calixta is not as much of an innocent character and more of a seductive mistress. In addition to her marriage that she is bound into she also displays her sexual needs and desire to be with Alcee. When the storm draws closer to her little shack house, you can see that maybe the storm has a hidden background meaning or innuendo. When Alcee rides up on his horse to Calixtas ' home, she changes from anxious to trying to seduce him. So, as you can see Calixta then changes from an anxious, stressed, housewife to a seductive, sexual and burning hot lover to Alcee.

What is the word believability? To me, believability is the ability to relate and empathize with something or someone. I am more likely to believe a person if I can relate to them and their experiences. In the story, The Jilting of Granny Weatherall by Katherine Anne Porter the readers experience the death of an old woman named Ellen Weatherall, while in The Storm by Kate Chopin a woman called Calixta has an affair with her former lover whilst her husband and child are stuck in a storm. Both stories offer vivid details about the experiences these women go through, but which character is the most believable? Although both stories contain expressive and colorful descriptions of the events that occur and how the characters feel, The Jilting of

The Storm written by Kate Chopin takes place on a stormy day, with a cyclone approaching. Calixta sat upon a sewing table diligently sewing while her husband Bobinot and son Bibi went to the Friedhelmers store. Bobinot watched as the storm and using his conceses Bobinot decided to stay at the store to keep out of the storms path. Back at the home, Calixta was rushing to prepare for the storm, Alcee a towns man, came riding up asking for shelter until the cyclone passed. Calixta began to worry deeply about her missing family. She become hysteric the feeling of uneasiness overcoming her. Calixta turns to Alcee for comfort but what started as a simple embrace soon turned into much more. Women who are engaged in an unfulfilling marriage like Calixta will turn to other men for comfort and intimacy.

Throughout her short story, “The Storm,” Kate Chopin’s description of her character Calixta is extremely detailed. She describes Calixta as slightly fuller figured than she had been five year ago, probably due to having her son Bibi, but still vivacious. She is also said blue eyes that had a melting guilty that they had retained over time. Her yellow hair is described as disheveled and kinked around her ears and temples due to her sweat, as well as the wind and the rain. Calixta's lips are described as red, moist and round pomegranate seeds. Lastly, the author describes her skin as elastic and white at her neck and then being even whiter at what were described as firm and full breasts.

Frederic Chopin was born on February 22 1810. He died on October 17, 1849. Chopin was born in Warsaw, Poland. Chopin died in Paris. He went to school at Warsaw Lyceum in Poland.