The Ironic Storm

The Ironic Storm

After reading "The Storm" by Kate Chopin, we see the irony not only in the title and the setting but in the internal soul of Calixta.

As the storm approaches suddenly in the sky, it also approaches without warning for Calixta. Unfortunately she was unable to lock up her heart as she did her house. Just like the storm outside, M'sieur Alcee rumbles into her house as well as into her heart. And as unpredictable the storm is, Alcee and Calixta are.

Ironically enough as the storm rolls and rages on, so does Calixta and Alcee. The feelings that Calixta had hidden for so many years bolted through like a streak of lightning out of a dark cloud in the storm. It was if they had never been apart. It was if they were two lacking souls looking for fulfillment, looking to be drenched with love and companionship. There passion grew and got stronger just like the storm; winds blowing, body's clashing, rain pounding, as well as hearts beating.

Of course just like every storm must end, so must Alcee