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Kate Chopin's The Multi-Level Storm

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The Multi-Level Storm
Like an artist pieces together a multi-level painting with a variety of different focal points, author Kate Chopin eloquently provides a vivid parallel within her story titled The Storm. Chopin paints the picture of a storm brewing while simultaneously conveying an underlying storm surfacing. Detailing the events of the day, she describes how certain characters are only aware of the aspects of the seething storm, as they pertain to them specifically. Her essay in its entirety is a collection of contrasting parallels depicting the differences between the storm that Bobinot and Bibi are in, to the storm that Calixta and Alce are in.
Setting the tone of contrast for her essay she depicts, in paragraph one, the relationship …show more content…

The author references back to the storm Bibonot and Bibi spoke of while also conveying the storm between Calixta and Alce was dying down too. The famous Russian painter Salvador Dali is most famously known for his works where he blends in multiple focal points. One painting in particular that stands out is a picture where when focusing, the viewer, would see rows upon rows of sail boats but when the focus is slightly shifted it becomes apparent that there is a second, yet equally important topic in the painting; a beautiful bridge wound about the ocean. Author Kate Chopin employs similar tactics in her essay The Storm. She spins the tail of contrast between the different storms in the making. Upon the surface it appears the sole reference to the storm is the physical one brewing, but upon closer inspection one can deduct that there is a subtler yet equally passionate storm developing between the main characters. As the storm develops more intensely so do the actions between the characters. As the storm settles and everything returns to its original order the two have already parted ways and their actions now lie behind them as does the

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