The Storm by Kate Chopin, covers a variety of forms of love. The opening line of “The Storm” lets us know that a storm is brewing. However, the story catches our interest with the line that tells us Bobint was “accustomed to converse on terms of perfect equality with his little son” (Paragraph, 1). The filial love the son has for his mother is verbally expressed in his worry for his mother’s safety. As the storm brews he says, “mama’ll be ‘fraid” (Paragraph, 1). The author describes him as looking very wise for his “four years” (Paragraph, 1) and this wisdom is seen in his concern. We also see another type of love as father and son wonder what she is doing without them. The father says, “She’ll shut the house. Maybe she got Sylvie helpin’
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As Chopin says, “If she was not an immaculate dove in those days, she was still inviolate” (Paragraph, 2). Leaving us to wonder how intimate they were with each and leaving us with the sense this was not known to others. He has rescued her once before by leaving her as the author says, “his honor forbade him to prevail” (paragraph, 2). After this steamy affair the author describe Calixta as having “no guile or trickery” (Paragraph, 2) she loves M’sieur Alce with “the generous abundance of her passion” (Paragraph, 2). Now in the story the author extends the metaphor of the storm and says, she is laughing at the “roar of the elements” (Paragraph, 1) whereas before she had been crying.
The many different facets of love Calixta experiences are seen in the many ways this character loves. As she kisses her husband upon his arrival, on the cheek she does not allow the affair to interfere with her family life. This passionate love may or may not have been present in her marriage, however in the end; we see that it was definitely not present in M’sieur Alce’s marriage. The metaphor of the storm is once again extended as the author describes it as; “The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of
As Chopin says, “If she was not an immaculate dove in those days, she was still inviolate” (Paragraph, 2). Leaving us to wonder how intimate they were with each and leaving us with the sense this was not known to others. He has rescued her once before by leaving her as the author says, “his honor forbade him to prevail” (paragraph, 2). After this steamy affair the author describe Calixta as having “no guile or trickery” (Paragraph, 2) she loves M’sieur Alce with “the generous abundance of her passion” (Paragraph, 2). Now in the story the author extends the metaphor of the storm and says, she is laughing at the “roar of the elements” (Paragraph, 1) whereas before she had been crying.
The many different facets of love Calixta experiences are seen in the many ways this character loves. As she kisses her husband upon his arrival, on the cheek she does not allow the affair to interfere with her family life. This passionate love may or may not have been present in her marriage, however in the end; we see that it was definitely not present in M’sieur Alce’s marriage. The metaphor of the storm is once again extended as the author describes it as; “The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of