There are some storm in our lives, including different hardships, challenges, and struggles. “The Storm” is a story of symbolism written by Kate Chopin, who is an American writer. The story focuses on multiple relationships between two couples. However, it especially describes the affair between Calixta, who is Bobinot’s wife and Alcee, who is Clarisse’s husband. The story begins with a day with heavy rain and the thunderstorm. As the bad weather comes, the author uses this natural phenomenon to symbolize the idea of the complicated relationship between Calixta and Alcee. The passion between them making love to each other is also symbolically shown a storm as well. They put their marriage into a risk. The affair is …show more content…
The thunderstorm shows the beginning of the affair between Calixta and Alcee, the passion of making love between them, and the end of their relationship and a new chance for them to love their family.
First, the natural phenomenon, which is a bad weather with heavy rain and the thunderstorm, symbolizes the beginning of the affair between Calixta and Alcee. It also brings out the idea of the complicated relationship between Calixta and Alcee. The title of this story, which is “The Storm”, gives an imagination to readers to think whether it is a story of weather or it has another meaning to attract them. This story begins with a silent atmosphere—“The leaves were so still…” (Chopin 40). Next, the author describes there is …show more content…
The storm means some struggles and challenges in the relationship, but there will be over in a day with a new and bright start. In fact, a storm is an awesome symbol to symbolize interpersonal relationship because it can create different layers. There are many layers of meaning in the story. From the beginning of the storm to the end of it, the layers are different, which is from low to high, and it lastly stops. The encounter of Calixta and Alcee in the house because of the bad weather is the first level—the storm is about to begin. Then, the second level, which the storm is there, is the exciting affair between them, is the climax of the story. The last level is the end of the storm; the affair ends, and they decide to love their own family. Symbolism is significant in “The Storm” since the author creates an atmosphere from silent to explosive and from explosive from silent again. It describes the relationship between Calixta and Alcee from the beginning and the end. The storm is over, and everything has a new