Kate Chopin s The Strom - 946 Words

At times the person we want the most is the person you are best without. In the short story â€Å"The Strom† by Kate Chopin it talks about two couples committing in finality during their marriages. Calixta is married to Bobinot with a son named Bibi and Alcee is married to Clarisse along with her children. During the 19th century years had passed by along with Calixta and Alcee not seeing each other one day they run into each other due to a storm passing by. Calixta invites him in her house while the storm passes by. She ends up having sex with him and neither partners find out about it. This short story consists of in finality during the 19th century and how things that occur now occurred back in time as well. The three themes that will be explored in the short story â€Å"The Storm† by Kate Chopin in relation to sex, marriage, and women’s and femininity The first theme that this short story contains is about sex. Two women are dealing with the same man and both women have different desires despite their marriages. Calixita for example finds desire in having sex. The quote explains â€Å"Alcee clasped her shoulder and looked into her face. The contact of her warm Palpitating body when he had unthinkingly drawn her into his arms, had aroused all the old-time infatuations and desire for her flesh† (83). This is signifying how Calixita and Alcee still have the connection to each other like they have always had one. It gives clues how she is remembering how he use to hold her. It is clear