How Does Chopin Characterize Bobinot As Compared With Alcee?

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1. What evidence is there in the story that Chopin is considered a local color writer? Consider the unique landscape, social customs, and speech.
Chopin was considered a local colored writer because of the language she used in her stories. During that period the people of African descent came from many origins differing in language, custom, and culture. To communicate with each other, they formed a common dialect called Creole (a combination of broken English and African tongue). Chopin, who seems very familiar with Creole, used it in her story. This made it easy to associate her with people of color.

2. How are the time and place of the story perfect in allowing the events to take place.
The time and place was perfect in allowing
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4. How does Chopin characterize Bobinot as compared with Alcee?
Chopin characterizes Bobinot and Alcee as quite opposites. Bobinot is portrayed as a model of a good husband. He is caring (he worries about Calixta’s safety during the storm), kind (he buys her a can of shrimps which she loves) and a good father based on his interaction with Bibi. Alcee on the other hand is passionate and complicated. We know Alcee is very capable in bed when the narrator stated “her firm, elastic flesh was knowing for the first time its birth right.” This also suggest that while Bobinot was a good husband he failed to satisfy Calixta in bed.

5. How do we know there is a difference in social class between Calixta and
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Calixta spoke in creole definition she failed to pronounce the last constant of many words such as standin’ and goin’. Alcee, who is of a higher class spoke in standard English.

6. How does the progress of the storm reflect the passion of Calixta and Alcee?
The storm’s progression reflects Calixta and Alcee passion perfectly. In the beginning Calixta’s focus was her husband and son, however, as the storm worsened they seemed to fade from her mind. At the peak of the storm, the cashing torrents and the roar of the thunder reflected how Calixta was feeling in the embrace of Alcee. As their love making drew to an end so did the storm.

7. The story was shocking at the time is was published with some objecting to the lack of moral closure. The denouement (aftermath) is particularly interesting as we read how the four adults react. Note the closing sentence: "Everyone was happy." Who is everyone and what comment is Chopin making about

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