Comparing Love In The Mclean Lover And The Storm

There are many themes that borrow from life experience and how it is reflected in society, a popular theme among writers is love. Although “The Daemon Lover” and “The Storm” have similar themes related to love, they also have their own differences in how love can be portrayed. In “The Daemon Lover”, the protagonist is stunned by her lost fiance, who she cannot find. It is this love for him that leads her into this obsession to desperately search for him. This is similar to “The Storm”, where love can lead to unwanted behaviour. The protagonist in “The Daemon Lover”, does not seem to be aware of his actual presence, but is blinded of her love for him, “Reconciled, settled, she tried to think of Jamie and could not see his face clearly, or hear his voice. …show more content…
As she talks about her fiance’s unknown appearance, she decides to make an excuse that loving someone can make you blind, while it is clear that she is avoiding the truth of the matter. She is blinded by the thought of her relationship with her fiance, which she does not quit, thinking that he is real, while the townspeople are not aware of who he is. This similar theme of love that can lead to unwanted behaviours is made similar to the protagonist of “The Storm”. Calixta is a married woman who bears a family, but unlike other married women who are pure, she decides to be tempted by love, when a man named Alcée who she knew before, enters her home because of a storm. It is made apparent that Calixta has no personal love life with her husband, which the reader may assume that her husband has no interest in “loving” her. This cruel temptation of love commits her to adultery, “‘Do you remember - in Assumption, Calixta?’ he asked in a low voice broken by passion. Oh! She remembered; for in Assumption he had kissed her…” (Kate Chopin,