Literary Elements In Kate Chopin's Story 'The Storm'

Introduction
In Kate Chopin’s story “The Storm,” Chopin uses literary elements, such as symbolism, in a unique way to convey the overall theme. “The Storm” is a third person, narrative of tension, lust, and an actual storm, set in the late nineteenth century, in Louisiana. A storm is perceived as a type of violent disruption in the atmosphere. Chopin uses a storm as a symbol of many things in her story. The symbol of the storm creates the theme: the good outweighs the bad.
Analysis
The most noticeable way Chopin applies the storm as a symbol in her story, to convey the theme, is with the setting. The story takes place in Louisiana, while a thunderstorm rages. Chopin uses the storm to set the mood of the story. It creates a tense and suspenseful mood that carries on throughout the story. Calixta’s husband and son wait out the storm in a grocery store, while Calixta is at home, where they worry that she is worrying about them (85). Chopin disproves that Calixta is worrying about them by adding, “Calixta, at home, felt no uneasiness for their safety” (85). Chopin is conveying the theme through the setting, by the reason of a storm has good and bad effects; the good in the rain giving the Earth water outweighs the uneasy feeling the storm creates, which comes through in a metaphorical way when Calixta’s family arrives

Titling the story, “The Storm,” Chopin ties all the different meanings she gave to a storm, together. Right from the start, before even reading the actual story, Chopin sets the mood, as a storm is not a joyful event, but a dangerous or exciting one. Furthermore, the title foreshadows that the mood is tense or exciting. It also offers a hint that the setting will be during a storm. Seeing the title is “The Storm,” gives potential thought for conflict arising. All of these things being tied together with the title, helps convey the theme by drawing emphasis on the