"The Storm" By Kate Chopin This essay is a symbolic analysis of "The Storm".

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In Kate Chopin's short story "The Storm", an extremely passionate wife and mother faces her past love and is left in an awkward situation which could potentially cause detriment for her family. The storm that actually takes place during this story serves as the key symbolic element throughout the entire text, as it also helps to tell the story in a representational manner.         As the story begins, Bobinôt and his son Bibi are sitting inside of a store watching outside at the approaching storm (page 32). They stare as the threatening weather draws nearer to them, and begin to worry about Calixta, the mother of Bibi and wife of Bobinôt. At this point, ...

... from any damage caused, Calixta and Alcee can also calm down and evaluate what is important to them in order to fix whatever may be off beam in their lives. As soon as her family returns home, Calixta expresses how happy and relieved she is to see them safe and back at home (page 35). Alcee decided to write a loving letter to his wife who was away with her babies, telling her to stay a while longer if she was having a nice time, and that although he missed them her happiness was more important to him (page 35). Kate Chopin states in the very last line of the story that once the

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