Kate Chopin's
The late 1800s were not an era where "erotic" literature was popular, where feminists flourished, or where contemporary feminist ideas were typically thought, written about, or published. Kate Chopin, however, wrote "The Storm", a story in which the protagonist, Calixta, is a sexually and spiritually frustrated housewife who has a one-time affair to improve her state of mind and her life. In "The Storm", Chopin uses modern day feminist ideas and beliefs, metaphors and symbolism, and erotic tone and language to form the plot of her story. Everything in the story occurs with the storm. Chopin wrote the storm in an effort to abolish the thought of "women are created to serve men" and also to show readers a women's perspective on how oppressed and confined a woman can feel in marriage. Chopin wanted readers to see and realize that women too became bored and repressed in uninspiring situations, that women had the same desires and needs that men had, and that like men, they had the means and cravings to enhance their situation. "The Storm" redefines sexual standards of the time and also paints a picture of human, particularly feminine, nature and its tendency to long towards sexual desire.
And when he possessed her they seemed to swoon together at the very borderland of life's mystery" (Chopin, p. "When he touched her breasts they gave themselves up in quivering ecstasy, inviting his lips. Bobinot staying out of the storm represents him staying away from his wife's burning sexual desire. Laballiere is a former boyfriend and represents the converse to Bobinot, Calixta's husband. The affair has unlocked feelings that were emotionally holding her down. The language of the story shows how Alcee sees Calixta and illustrates the events that are about to happen. "The Storm" raises several significant moral issues. Calixta is so enchanted that she laughs out loud. This seems to represent not only keeping out the rain, but also the judgment of society. At the beginning of the story, Calixta's husband, Bobinot, and son, Bibi, are taking refuge in a store from a storm that is brewing nearby. Chopin's use of plot allows readers to view her story as more realistic and also to understand the views and ideas that she is advocating. Calixta is at home and has not yet noticed the storm, however realizes the heat and humidity.
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