Summary of the Storm

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After I read “The Storm” by Kate Chopin, I realized that it is a very complex story. It’s not only talking about a woman who cheated with her old lover, but it’s also talking about how some women struggle between fear, love, and families. “The storm” was written in 1898, but the story was not published at that time. Mostly, novels would be published in a magazine. Magazine readers are not only adult, but also children. In 19 century, people though “The Storm” was a story about unbuttoning, sexuality; which violated Catholic doctrine, and it should not be publicly discussed. Because of those reasons, “The Storm” was published in 1969. The story takes place in Louisiana. Calixta is a delicate woman. According to the story, we knew that she was a sentimental woman. When the storm arrived, she was so worried about everything. Until Alcee arrived; Calixta started to calm down and dependent on Alcee. She knew she loved Alcee, after she married, she could not forget Alcee. According the description in “The Storm”: “His voice and her own startled her as if from a trance.”. Calixta was lost when she met Alcee again. We know that Calixta is a passionate woman; she can’t forget the ex-boyfriend. She had sex with him because of the loneliness and the love which was hidden in the deepest place of heart. After the storm was gone, Bobinot and Bibi, Calixta’s husband and son came back. She didn’t look guilty or sad. What we read in the essay are apprehension and surprise. Even though Calixta cheated, she knew that she was belonging to her families. From the story, Alcee and Calixta didn’t have sex in Assumption and Clarisse felt happy to stay away from Alcee. We can know that many people were afraid to endure the reasonability of marriage. In the storm, Calixta was not a girl anymore, and that’s the reason Alcee had sex with her. As my opinion, Calixta and Alcee will continue

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