Passion In Kate Chopin's The Storm

Kate Chopin’s The Storm shows a lot of questions behind the story, the storm being the main representation theme: passion. As I read, I got the feeling that Calixta’s marriage with Bobinot lacked the passion that she desires to have with someone. It’s almost like her marriage restricts her from being able to explore her sexuality. Once you’re married, you are chained to that one person for the rest of your life, even if it’s in short of passion. Perhaps Calixta could had declared her love for Alcee during their first affair before both of them got married, but their marriage probably would had not be acceptable in the eyes of society. She was of low social standing. Family name brought you social status, which determined who you are. Going against his feelings, Alcee leaves Calixta and marries a woman who shares the same class as him. He will eventually regret that decision. Kate Chopin suggests that if an individual is married but also has desires outside of that marriage, they can act upon it if it doesn’t destroy the marriage. The secret lovers entirely disregard the idea of marriage, and raised their longing from a sub-conscious level. Despite their affair, both Calixta and Alcee remain in their marriages, even though they are not faithful to their spouses. …show more content…
I don’t think the union between the two lovers was a simple act of lust, I think it was more. It was true love, outside of marriage. They couldn’t be together legally, so they decided to be so in secret. It’s particularly indicated that nature is outside of marriage laws. When someone loves and desires another, nature will bring them together as they should be, regardless of man’s laws. The storm pushed for their hidden feelings to their surface, so they no longer felt trapped. The two lovers had to repress their feelings because of other people they were chained to. It’s romantic how nature forces the truth out of people, including former