The Storm
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In "The Storm" Kate Chopin addresses the difference between the social views of women's sexuality versus the reality of women's sexual lives, even independence, during the Victorian era. "The Storm" tells the story of a housewife who follows her desire to sleep with an old beau when he stops by her house to shelter from a storm. The atmospheric setting demonstrates both the oppressive nature of the then-prevailing social views of women as well as Calixta's climactic release from those views during the roar and thunder of the storm. The story begins with the calm before the storm, as Calixta's husband and four-year-old son, Bobinot and Bibi, wait at the general store for a summer storm to roll in and move on. Four-year-old Bibi already expects his mother to be
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Approximate Word count = 522
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page)
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