"The Storm"

I believe that this story represents a woman feeling sexually repressed in her marriage and unable to express herself. Therefore she kept to herself and concentrated only on her work to occupy her time. "She sat at a side window sewing furiously on a sewing machine. She was greatly occupied and did not notice the approaching storm."(7) Everything was mundane before the start of the storm. I think that before her marriage or the early stages of her marriage she was easily excited; she had passion. The storm represents the awakening of her passion that she was repressing. Alcee was someone she used to see more often than now. Seeing him reminded her of her feelings she used to have. During the storm, they shared an intimate moment which awakened both of their passions and made them feel alive again. Calixta felt a feeling of excitement seeing her family and didn't have any negative feelings as she might have before. “She gave him a smacking kiss on the cheek that resounded. We'll have a feas' tonight!"(35) I don't feel that this is a matter of adultery but it is about renewing what was lost and gave both Calixta and Alcee a sense of euphoria. I enjoyed reading this story and it was a reminder of not letting every day routine get to you. I can't imagine how much harder it must have been during the time frame of the story. Women were not really allowed to express themselves in this manner.