Unsuccessful Marriage In Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'

Marriage is known as the seven-year itch and metaphors the desire for new sexual experience that is thought to be felt after seven years of marriage. The immature mind and attractive world both beguiles spouses to a new, adventurous sexual relationship with another man/woman. Kate Chopin redefines a successful marriage in her story “The Storm” in which a couple still maintain a happy marriage after the wife has cheated behind her husband. Chopin uses various symbols to prove that unfaithful action in marriage is not a harm but rather a benefit to keeping the marriage fresh and permanent. They are the place name assumption that is the key motive to the affair and the shrimp show the existed love and care between spouses. The central symbol is …show more content…
The situation was vague, Alce feels to kiss Calixta and continue their interrupted "love". Chopin wrote " ...in assumption he had kissed her and kissed her; until his senses would well nigh fail, and to save her he would resort to a desperate flight." (Paragraph 23) This connects the definition of assumption to Alice's respect to Calixta as a virgin in their relationship. In assumption, virgin is the respectful woman among others and it’s very important in Catholic for women to be virgin before married. Alce stopped any further intimacy to protect Calixta and to respect her as a virgin. However, now, they both married, the obstacle between their intimacy is disappeared. Alce can go for his want of Calixta without against his honor. Calixta can put her family behind since her husband and son are out. Most importantly, it subordinates to the storm by showing the start and the end of the secret relationship. The assumption lights up the fire between Alce and Calixta and starts the intimacy but soon as the storm ends, the intimacy ends too. Chopin states, " 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. "(Paragraph 29) Chopin uses the storm to structure the affair and to describe the relationship in short with passion. Chopin alludes the sex by mentioning assumption …show more content…
In the story, Chopin describes " Bobint arose and going across to the counter purchased a can of shrimps, of which Calixta was very fond. " (Paragraph 5)this shows Bobint loves his wife and always keeps her in mind even though he was not in her side. Calixta in the opposite didn't show any anxious to the absence of Bobint and her son. The dull marriage makes Calixta tired and bored. This subordinates to the central symbol because Chopin explains the necessary of new sexual experience in keeping the marriage fresh and permanent. After the storm ends, Bobint and his son came home with dirty and they are so worried that Calixta is going to be angry. As usual, Calixta puts all her attention in her son but this time, she also shows her worry and care to Bobint. Chopin in her story tells, " Shrimps! Oh, Bobint! you too good fo' anything!” and she gave him a smacking kiss on the cheek that resounded," (Paragraph 35) from that, Chopin shows the influence of new sexual experience on Calixta in the marriage. Before the storm, Calixta did not care of things happened outside but after the sex she is more patient to Bobint and to the family. The sexual experience changes her and benefits the

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Unsuccessful Marriage In Kate Chopin's 'The Storm'

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