“The Storm” The story, “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is about a lonesome house wife, Calixita, and her old friend, Alcee, whom are both trapped in unfulfilling marriages, share their repressed feelings toward one another on a night during a fierce storm, while their significant others are away. There are too many times that people fall into a loveless marriage without having the restrictions of earlier years when there were arranged marriages, or just rushing into things due to lust and excitement of meeting someone new. In the story Chopin depicts sex as liberating and enjoyable. Chopin states, “her fim, elastic flesh knew for the first time its birthright.” The lovemaking with the man touches “depths … that had never yet
“The Storm” The story, “The Storm” by Kate Chopin is about a lonesome house wife, Calixita, and her old friend, Alcee, whom are both trapped in unfulfilling marriages, share their repressed feelings toward one another on a night during a fierce storm, while their significant others are away. There are too many times that people fall into a loveless marriage without having the restrictions of earlier years when there were arranged marriages, or just rushing into things due to lust and excitement of meeting someone new. In the story Chopin depicts sex as liberating and enjoyable. Chopin states, “her fim, elastic flesh knew for the first time its birthright.” The lovemaking with the man touches “depths … that had never yet