The Storm Literary Analysis

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Kate Chopin’s “The Storm” and the film The Bridges of Madison County, both tell a story of a …. love affair in the eyes of the women involved. Adultery, usually being interpreted as a scandalous and sinful act, is presented in a different way throughout these stories. The perspective in which the audience/readers are put into, is one that demonstrates a whole different side of a forbidden affair. Although The Bridges of Madison County and “The Storm” convey similar plots, with the use of the elements conflict, character development, and symbolism, readers/audiences can differentiate deeper meaning within the stories.
The symbolism found in “The Storm” is the actual storm taking place at the climax of the story. Calixta and her….. lover have

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