The storm by Chopin review

The storm by Chopin review

Introduction

The storm by Chopin is written in the context of the United States, where storms are frequent. The story opens up with Bibi alongside her father Bobinôt, leaving for shopping at Friedheimer’s store. While there, the storm ensues, making them decide to wait for it to subside instead of trying to reach home. Alcée and Calixta are on that occasion brought aboard by Alcée move to take shelter in Calixta house despite their previous encounters in two instances of affairs. Last year, the two almost had a romantic affair in New Orleans after escaping. At Bobinot house, they engage in intense kissing, knowing that they will part forever since they

are married to different people. Calixtas’ husband and child eventually come back after Alcée leaves. Bobinot is, however, worried about getting in his house in mud, as the wife is always aggrieved by such untidiness. The story is characterized by numerous contortions articulated in the use of stylistic devices to bring out a number of themes. The paper thus aims at analyzing the story highlighting both the themes and literal techniques utilized by the author.

Analysis

Themes

Chopin prepared a publication ‘A vocation and a voice’ where she didn’t include ‘The storm.’ It would be considered unsuitable to the audience due to the endorsement of adultery and alongside its explicitly. Perhaps the piece work was too advanced for the time. The author describes sex as enjoyable and liberating. Calixta engaged in sex with her husband is not as thrilling as it was with Alcée. During the encounter, “her firm, elastic flesh knew for the first time its birthright.” The author stipulates that “depths . . . that had never yet been reached.” It is further expected that she wouldn’t be welcoming to her husband and child, essentially due to the Calixtas’ particular desires are fulfilled, thus extends the joy to her family. Alcee’s expressions in his letter to her wife, on the other hand, depicts self-satisfaction. Their joy is thus revived, amidst a thought in a reader that Alcee might be restricted Clarisse to Biloxi to access freedom for an affair with Calixta.

ir introducing mud to the house.

Clarisse escapes by staying away from “intimate conjugal rights” with him for quite a while. She will return to her better half, likewise as Calixta will remain with Bobinôt, yet this guiltless treachery has given everyone a breath of chance, purging them as a mid-year storm reestablishes and cleans the air.

Literary devices

with succeed, Chopin battles; such an open door is indispensable. Far from undermining marriage, this opportunity is its lone technique for salvation.

Chopin’s characters here don’t oppose the foundation of marriage; they object just to being kept by standard occupations. Allowed the chance to satisfy their physical or significant needs, they are content with their associates. For sure, for association

The storm is a metaphor that makes Alcee and Calixta meet in an incidence that naturally provokes their feelings to void of emotional appeal. The natural feelings are further shown using imagery in the description of Calixta as the pomegranate and Alcee as the sun. The author settles on the usage of the storm based on its strength. The same power it symbolizes as in the case of the passion b

urning inside both Calixta and Alcee. During their departure, Alcee depicts a smile that is answered back by a smile. It is least expected that the romantic encounter would be harmless. The author thus utilizes similes where she states that after the storm, the sun appears, “turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems.” It is a situational irony that the two families are not adversely affected by the adulterous practices.

Conclusion

The author manages to blend the plot of the story, the context, and

stylistic devices to present her themes. The passion between Alcee and Calixta is as raging as the storm that is symbolically used to indicate intensity. Their romantic encounters are further used to build on the theme of adultery despite the ironic results of unaffected families. The theme of confinement in marriage is presented in both: displeasure from within-Calixta, and derivation of conjugal rights from Alcee by his wife.