The Raindrops

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…

because of something tragic that might have occurred in his childhood; something an “eleven-year-old boy”(45) should have never been through. Teddy has grown to be an introvert, as the story opens, a simile is used to show that “...Teddy watched raindrops roll like beads of quicksilver…” (p.41). The rain shows his sadness, it creates the somber atmosphere. Pathetic fallacy is used to symbolize rain to Teddy’s internal emotions. The rain is described throughout the story following Teddy and his…

Introduction The agricultural industry is the key industry that feeds, clothes, and keeps the population of the world comfortable in their homes. Members of this large, yet dwindling industry are faced with the challenge of feeding a rapidly growing population that is expected to reach 8.5 billion people by the year 2030. The major component fueling the agricultural industry is the soil. The very outer layer of the earth’s crust is the very one thing keeping the population thriving. While some…

turned Jana’s curls to a frizzy mess. The smell of approaching rain wafted through the forest tickling her nose with its heady scent, and a fat raindrop splashed onto her upturned nose. “Well I best be getting back,” she said, still not looking at the boy. “Ah, yeah, good idea that,” he replied. Just then the sky opened, and the downpour began. Giant raindrops splashed to the forest floor drumming like gumnuts on a tin roof and hot white danced across through clouds accompanied by the low rumble…

wishes people will always do. A young, fragile hearted girl looking up at the grey stormy sky. Nothing but darkness and rain that drizzled down onto her skin. The cold rain that pitter-patters against her clothes and boots. The splash that the raindrops make on the concrete and make the ground wet. Giving the ground a life and the girl a cold, sad feeling.…

In the story, All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury, takes place in a dystopian life where kids live with their family on planet Venus. This may sound super fun, but on the contrary, it rains and rains and rains and rains. Every seven years the sun shines down on planet Venus for just one hour. Most kids do not remember the sun since they are so young, but Margot is different. She has come over from Earth fairly recently. She grieves the beautiful sun everyday, and this grieving can be observed by…

forgive him for which he has sinned. Bourkin had also had the some truths revealed to him. He is not clear on what troubles him and prevents him from sleep. Bourkin had a new awareness, and while he patiently waits for it to make itself known, the raindrops, which symbolized the awakening to the realities of the world and he cannot go back to his place of…

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bores on, infinitely; pounding on the grubby ground and turning it into vast lakes of murky water. The miserable, grey clouds dominate the sky and lightning explodes like fiery daggers thrown down on us mere mortals by God. The monotonous sound of raindrops thunder down on the helmets of the soldiers and echo like bullets. The thick floor of mud squelches beneath my feet as I struggle to march on. The repulsive stench follows me along the corridors of the trench; it overpowers my mind and causes…

to illustrate “The Story”. A storm signifies restlessness, conflict, discomfort, and chaos. Throughout the story, the rise of the stormy weather mirrors the build-up of sexual tension between Calixta and Alcee. An example of this is the first raindrops fell as soon as Alcee was riding past Calixta’s home, sending him into her estate looking for refuge (203). Another example is when the lightning from the storm struck the chinaberry tree causing Calixta to jump into Alcee’s arms who was at the…