From the Bookshelf of Morales 2341 Spring 2015 Class TTH…

The Storm

Kate Chopin

Start date: January 22, 2015

Finish date: January 22, 2015

Discussion leader: Lillian Morales

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Apr 05, 2015 Gilbert Salinas rated it liked it

Short Story – The Storm by: Kate Chopin
My initial impression of "the Storm", by Kate Chopin was dismay. At first I thought the story to be a romantic love story, but to my surprise turned out to be the complete opposite. I really didn’t enjoy the story itself, but rather the message the story pertains too. In my opinion this piece of literature was written to express if marriage is really the bond of love our society claims to believe, or is love something that can be as spontaneous as a storm. ...more

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Apr 06, 2015 Jaqueline Chapa rated it really liked it

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Kate Chopin's "The Storm," written in 1898, deals with love and the lack of it and infidelity. It presents issues that remain controversial in the modern world as they were in her time. Chopin often wrote about the desires of the female and that is present in this story. Although the story centers around a man and a woman, there seems to be more of a focus on the woman than the man.

Bobinôt and Bibi are father and son, caught inside Friedheimer's store during a terrible storm. Calixta, the wife o Kate Chopin's "The Storm," written in 1898, deals with love and the lack of it and infidelity. It presents issues that remain controversial in the modern world as they were in her time. Chopin often wrote about the desires of the female and that is present in this story. Although the story centers around a man and a woman, there seems to be more of a focus on the woman than the man.

Bobinôt and Bibi are father and son, caught inside Friedheimer's store during a terrible storm. Calixta, the wife of Bobinôt and mother of Bibi, is back home, when an old lover rides up to her home seeking shelter from the storm. The storm prevents Bobinôt and Bibi from coming home and allows Calixta and her old lover Alcée to rekindle the feelings they once had for each other. Soon the storm passes, Alcée leaves, and Bobinôt and Bibi return home to Calixta. Neither Calixta nor Alcée reveal the truth about the time they spent together to their respective spouses. The story ends with the words "everybody was happy," because, of course, ignorance is bliss.

There isn't much detail about the characters. But, despite how quickly the events in the story unfold, there is much to infer about the characters. When Alcée rides up to Calixta's home we're told "She had not seen him very often since her marriage, and never alone." From that line, I sense that Calixta and Alcée have loved each other even though they're both married. Furthermore, when Bobinôt and Bibi return, they're afraid they'll be scolded by Calixta because they are dirty from the storm, as if her scolding them is a usual happening. From that, I get the sense that Calixta doesn't love Bobinôt as she does Alcée.

I believe the story seeks to focus on Calixta. Traditionally, a woman must be reserved and tend to her husband and kids. However, Calixta defies such traditions by cheating on her husband and indulging her desires. Despite the immorality of Calixta's and Alcée's actions, I truly enjoyed the story and Calixta's strong character. ...more

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Apr 07, 2015 Jessica Perez rated it it was amazing

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Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm” was fascinating to read. The way she is able to put words together is engaging. She literally gave me a sense of feeling that I was there. I really enjoyed the story and the way she uses a female betraying her husband, when in fact it was wrong at that period of time to do. (1800’s) Women at the time where supposed to have morals and the fact that the women in the story doesn't have any morals makes it even more captivating.

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Apr 09, 2015 Frank Corral rated it really liked it

"The Storm" by Kate Chopin folows the two main characters, Calixta and Alcee, who are ex lovers however each being a part of a different class hierarchy they had to find more suitable people to marry. When they finally meet again their sexual desires for each other are revived. There just so happens to be a Storm that locks them both in the same house alone while Calixas husband is at the store, Alcee's wife is on vacation.
"The Storm" is a direct analysis of the passionate sex that they have, d ...more

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