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Compare And Contrast The Storm And The Lady With The Dog

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Harley Ovin Professor Clark English 201-1607 March 20, 2017 Being bonded by marriage or getting tied up in a relationship does not necessarily portray canny happiness for the individuals. Ever so often, relationships that are reduced may interfere with the relationship as a whole. I will use “The Storm” by Kate Chopin and “The Lady with the Dog” by Anton Chekhov to discuss whether or not these works of literature support this idea. According to Kate Chopin, “The Storm”, usage of literary elements like symbolism, point of view, and setting reveal the author’s perspective on the theme of marriage and fulfillment. Kate Chopin uses the approaching storm as a symbol of reconciliation between the main characters. The main characters, Calixta and Alcee, are two former lovers who have had a flirtatious relationship in the past. They are each married to someone who is “more suitable” for them. The characters of Calixta and Alcee do not experience guilt by engaging in adultery because they feel freed from all the controlling emotions they experience with one another in marriage. Nonetheless, the adulterous relationship helped each overcome their respective marriages with happiness and vigor. The struggle of …show more content…

Though it may be possible that their attraction for each other in the beginning of the story was brought about by their unhappy marriage, they soon start to grow strong feelings for each other. According to evidence found in the text, the feelings they had for each other was more than passion or lust, but friendship. Dmitri has an enormous struggle within himself that effects the fact that he is in a relationship but wants to be with Anna. Dmitri and Anna weave their own tangled webs to cover their affair, and the difficulties of such deception are what form the story's main thematic

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