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A short story about a married woman who has an affair with an old lover during a storm. Learn about the characters, themes, quotes, and literary devices of this classic tale of passion and betrayal.
- The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain. Bobint, who was accustomed to converse on terms of perfect equality with his little son, called the child's attention to certain sombre clouds that were rolling with sinister intention from the west, accompanied by a sullen, threatening roar.
- Calixta, at home, felt no uneasiness for their safety. She sat at a side window sewing furiously on a sewing machine. She was greatly occupied and did not notice the approaching storm.
- The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems. Calixta, on the gallery, watched Alce ride away. He turned and smiled at her with a beaming face; and she lifted her pretty chin in the air and laughed aloud.
- Alce Laballire wrote to his wife, Clarisse, that night. It was a loving letter, full of tender solicitude. He told her not to hurry back, but if she and the babies liked it at Biloxi, to stay a month longer.
The Storm is a tale of forbidden love and passion between Calixta and Alcée, who reunite after years of separation. The story takes place during a stormy day in rural Louisiana, where Calixta's husband and son are away and Alcée seeks shelter at their house.
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A short story about a moment of passionate sex between two married couples in Louisiana. Learn about the characters, setting, themes, publication history, and critical responses of this controversial and erotic work by Kate Chopin.
