The Storm by Kate Chopin

The storm is a story that describe how human regardless of sex can be drive by their passion and eroticism. Calixta committed adultery with Alcee while her husband Bobinot and her son Bibi where shopping at Friedheirmer’s store and they get stop by the storm. This act of infidelity between Calixta and Alcee occurs during the storm that symbolize the catalyst of the literally piece. Also, there is a relation between human behavior and nature. The author meticulously uses the female character to illustrate the chauvinism of the epoch. This story was written during the Hispanic-American war. The author wanted to show that women like men are drive by their emotions and motivations. She is expressing the opposite side of the stereotypes: that males are allowed to commit adultery without being judge while adultery women are terrible censured. The storm is an indispensable element is this act of infidelity. The storm gives Calixta and Alcee the opportunity to mate while Bobinot and his son Bibi were wating for the storm to stop to get back home. When, the storm stopped they went back home and Calixta was waiting happily ever after as if nothing happened. Calixta never feel remorse or regret for her actions. She continued her life normal as men do while their cheating. This piece of literature was censured when it was publish because the author describe scene so detailed that was actually pornography for people of that period of time.