The setting in “The Storm” creates the perfect situation for an again. The storm in the short story is also used as a symbol of the affair that is going to happen between Calixta, mother to four year old Bibi and husband Bibinot, and Alcee, husband to Clarisee. As the storm starts to form, climaxes and ends so does the affair between Calixta and Alcee. It all starts as husband Bibinot and son Bibi are in town at the local store when they notice the storm approaching, they decide they should not fight the storm and they stay inside the store. Meanwhile, Calixta is at home sewing when she realizes the storm, she frantically runs outside to bring clothes on the porch into the house she sees former lover Alcee coming into the gate. Alcee was going
