The Relationship Between Calixta And Alcee In The Storm By Kate Chopin
In “The Storm,” Kate Chopin writes about a rekindling relationship between Calixta and Alcee. This short story is set in the late nineteenth century in Louisiana, and a large storm is developing. Calixta’s family, Bibi and Bobinot, are separated before the downpour, and Alcee’s wife, Clarisse, is in Biloxi along with their babies. Because a cascade is forming, Alcee asks if he could join Calixta until it was over. Of course, Calixta agrees being Alcee was her first love, and she did not want him harmed in the storm. While Calixta and Alcee are waiting for the storm to pass, the climax of the story occurs, which is them making love. The storm is then settled, and Alcee leaves just as Calixta’s family returns. The affair is hidden from their