Storm

“The Storm” written by Kate Chopin is a controversial story about a brief love affair between past lovers, both whom are married to other people. The story’s plot can be overwhelming for sensitive readers as it touches personally on marital affair and sex. Like all stories, “The Storm” has a theme which can be interpreted differently by readers who closely analyze the story. For example, my initial reaction of the short story was that it was a story of deception; it was also hard to follow because of the broken language used. However, after analyzing the story’s elements it deepened my thoughts on “The Storm” and I came to the conclusion that it is an enactment of a brief moment of euphoria. The story focuses on a few characters: Bobinot, Bibi,…

Storm chasers Val and Amy Castor get up close to some of the world’s most destructive tornados. The married couple track twisters together for News 9, keeping everyone informed about upcoming tornadoes. Although Val and Amy’s job is risky, their job save lives by letting people get under cover. Tornadoes destroy everything in their paths. By looking at Val, Amy, and tornadoes, one can see that Val and Amy risk lives tracking destructive tornadoes. Storm chasers Val and Amy risk their lives…

The Storm "The Storm" is a short fiction by Kate Chopin, and it is focused on how the setting-time, place, weather-of the story affects its theme. It takes place in the south region of the United States (Louisiana) and it is developed while a storm is passing by; being this, the theme or center of the story. The storm(climatic) symbolizes the lives of the characters - Calixta, Alcée, Bobinot, Bibi and Alcée's wife- their struggles within themselves and their families, their affairs, and…

Erik Larson, Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History. New York: Crown Publishers, 1999. 323 pages In the 1900’s, the chief weather man Isaac Cline thought the city of Galveston, Texas was untouchable by anything. In 1900, an immaculate hurricane hit this city. Water levels rose almost two stories high, and houses and cars were ripped from the ground. In “Isaacs Storm” Isaac Cline is telling stories of what happened during the storm, and the aftermath of it all.…

There are always warning signs when change is coming, but there’s never a way to stop the change. Adrienne Rich explores this idea of knowledge without power in her poem, “Storm Warnings” as the narrator prepares herself and her home to withstand a storm. As I read this poem, I recognized the narrator’s sense of powerlessness but determination to press on in the face of adversity as something I have seen in the eyes of New Orleanians since August 29th, 2005. Our city was destroyed by Hurricane…

In “The Storm” Kate Chopin introduces Calixta, her family, and her soon to be lover, Sir Alcee Laballiere. Calixta does not notice the upcoming storm at first, along with Sir Alcee as he rides on his horse towards her gallery, but they both approach her quietly and eventually catch her off guard. Throughout the short story, the tempest escalates in severity, while the “storm” of love and untouched emotions inside the house escalates in intimacy. By using the physical weather change as a metaphor…

Kate Chopin’s, “The Storm” begins with a storm rolling in around New Orleans, Louisiana. Calixta, seeing the storm coming, steps outside to take her husband and sons clothes off the clothesline and encounters her previous lover, Alcee, whom she invites in her home out of the elements. After she voiced her concern for her husband and son during the storm, lightening frightened Calixta, and she shared her fear of the house being hit by lightning, Alcee held her for comfort. They spoke of past…

It won't be too much longer before summer storm season arrives in Queensland. This brings rain, winds, and plenty of thunderstorm activity. While the summer rain is welcome after a dry winter, you are a little worried about how these storms will impact on your home. This is your first home, and since it is an older property, now is the perfect time to be thinking about summer storms and power surges. There are two ways you can protect the electrical appliances in your home from the power surges…

of life. Storms rage throughout life, wind howls, and the pounding rain drowns out the once promising thoughts of a perfect time. These storms threaten one’s survival, but they aren’t referring to natural causes; they are referring to internal and emotional conflicts within. Adrienne Rich’s poem Storm Warnings uses lyrical diction, prolonged syntax, and a solemn tone to convey the correlations intertwining external and internal conflicts within a storm. In this poem the natural progression of…

Have you ever seen a powerful wind storm that destroyed houses, uprooted, and totaled cars? What are these mysterious, naturally occurring wind storms? Nobody truly knows how long these mysterious wind storms have been around. They do know this; that they are naturally occurring. These mysterious wind storms are called tornadoes. Tornadoes are very destructive and can cause people to be homeless. What are tornadoes? A tornado is a mobile, destructive vortex of violently rotating winds having…