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The Storm. by Kate Chopin. The Storm (1898) was much more popular than its prequel, At the 'Cadian Ball (1892). "So the storm passed and every one was happy." Edvard Munch, The Kiss, 1897. I. The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain.
- At The 'Cadian Ball
At the 'Cadian Ball, a Short Story by Kate Chopin. At the...
- At The 'Cadian Ball
“The Storm” is subtitled “A Sequel to ‘At the ’Cadian Ball,” and the story of its main characters, plantation owner Alcée Laballière and Calixta, wife of a sugarcane farmer, begins about five years earlier. An understanding of “The Storm” calls for some knowledge of these events.
Synopsis. Bobinôt and his four-year-old son Bibi are at Friedheimer's store when a particularly violent storm begins. The two decide to remain at the store until the storm passes. Bobinôt then decides to buy a can of shrimp for his wife, Calixta, while he waits with his son for the storm to abate.
The Storm Summary. Next. Part 1. Literary devices: Genre. Mood. Setting. Style. Tone. View all. As thundercracks overhead, Bobinôt and his young son, Bibi, take a seat inside a general store. Bobinôt tells his son that they should wait until the storm ends to return home. Young Bibi asks if his mother, Calixta, will be afraid of the thunderstorm.
Kate Chopin's The Storm is a risque short story set in late 19th-century. Read on for a summary of the story, its themes, and cultural significance.
“The Storm” is Kate Chopin’s short story about a moment of passionate sex. It is the sequel to “At the ’Cadian Ball,” written six years earlier. It was not published in Chopin’s lifetime but is today one of her most popular works.
A Summary and Analysis of Kate Chopin’s ‘The Storm’. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) ‘The Storm’ is an 1898 short story by the American writer Kate Chopin (1850-1904). The story is a prequel to ‘At the ’Cadian Ball’, another story Chopin had written six years earlier in 1892.
