The story of “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is a short story about a housewife named Calixta. Chopin tells of a romance that was thought long forgotten once the lovers had taken other spouses. It is full of symbolism that truly makes it much more than just the brief story. The many uses of symbolism throughout help draw the reader in and bring deeper meaning to every hidden detail of the short story. The first hint of symbolism is one of the most powerful in the story, the title. The storm represents many things in the story, from danger and excitement to passion and being natural and out of control. It suggests the frustration that Calixta feels in her life as a mother and wife, or the unhappiness of being married to her husband that she feels
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He first appears, after having years apart, when the first rain drops begin to fall. The rain starting refers to the emotions for him that begin to pour over her. The brewing storm represents the desire to be intimate with her lover. As the storm climaxes, so does the couple giving way to the flooding of intense passion and emotion. The twists and turns of the plot seem to bend the interpretation of the symbol of the storm throughout the story, seemingly blowing this way and that with the wind. After the storm, the calm washes over them and overflows onto their families with their happy demeanors, like the rain refreshes the …show more content…
The story starts off with the Bobinot and their son running errands and describes that the father is used to communicating with the young son. His familiarity symbolizes that he is often tending to the child. Bobinot purchasing a can of shrimp to give Calixta after the storm seems as if he feels obligated to bring her a gift for possibly not being home to help her during the storm. Bobinot appears to be a caring and very respectful husband to have such concern for his wife while him and Bibi, their son, is also in the storm. Chopin tells of the father’s concern of the dirt Bibi gets into on the trip home after the storm. Worry as to how Calixta will reach is another way Bobinot is portrayed as respectful or scared to disappoint his
He first appears, after having years apart, when the first rain drops begin to fall. The rain starting refers to the emotions for him that begin to pour over her. The brewing storm represents the desire to be intimate with her lover. As the storm climaxes, so does the couple giving way to the flooding of intense passion and emotion. The twists and turns of the plot seem to bend the interpretation of the symbol of the storm throughout the story, seemingly blowing this way and that with the wind. After the storm, the calm washes over them and overflows onto their families with their happy demeanors, like the rain refreshes the …show more content…
The story starts off with the Bobinot and their son running errands and describes that the father is used to communicating with the young son. His familiarity symbolizes that he is often tending to the child. Bobinot purchasing a can of shrimp to give Calixta after the storm seems as if he feels obligated to bring her a gift for possibly not being home to help her during the storm. Bobinot appears to be a caring and very respectful husband to have such concern for his wife while him and Bibi, their son, is also in the storm. Chopin tells of the father’s concern of the dirt Bibi gets into on the trip home after the storm. Worry as to how Calixta will reach is another way Bobinot is portrayed as respectful or scared to disappoint his