Kate Chopins The Storm :: essays research papers

A Storm Within the StormThere ar two storms in Kate Chopins The Storm. The first happens as Bobinot (Calixtas husband) and Bibi (Calixtas son) are at Freidheimers store. Unable to walk home in such a downpour, they remain there waiting for the storm to pass. Meanwhile, Calixta, at home, felt no uneasiness for their pencil eraserty (108). Preparing for the storm, Calixta goes to gather the clothes on the line outside. As she stepped outside, Alcee Laballiere rode in at the gate. She had not seen him very a good deal since her marriage, and never alone (108). As they both took refuge in the sign from the storm outside, the second storm demoralises to brew.Calixta, scared from the storm, finds herself in Alcees arms. Do you remember-in Assumption, Calixta? he asked...Oh she remembered for in Assumption he had kissed her and kissed her and kissed her (109). As both storms begin to peak, they retreat to her bedroom. They did not heed the crashing torrents, and the roar of the elemen ts made her laugh as she lay in his arms. Her firm, elastic flesh that was knowing for the first m its birthright, was like a creamy lily (110). This second storm seems to pass with the first. The rain is over...Calixta, on the gallery, watched Alcee ride away. He turned and smiled and she lifted her pretty bring up in the air and laughed aloud (110). As Bobinot and Bibi return, they enter in the backdoor expecting the temper of Calixta for being muddy. To their surprise, she is rather carefree and seems only interested in their safe return. Bobinot pulls out from his pocket, shrimp he had purchased earlier, and they prepare to feast that night. The feast was all-encompassing of laughter and relaxation. In the meantime, Alcee writes his wife, Clarisse, in Beloxi. It was a loving letter, full of raw(a) solitude (111). How does everything just go back to normal without difficulty of some(prenominal) kind?