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Marriage In Kate Chopin's Short Story 'The Storm'

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Kate Chopin’s short story “The Storm” reflects on marriage as an institution and the ways in which it may intersect with – or be disconnected from – romance and sex in one’s life. By sympathizing equally with both her male and female characters, Chopin is able to make compelling commentary on the role of marriage in society vs. the role of marriage in one’s bed and one’s heart, while also crafting an ironic, and yet wholly satisfying story for her audience. Originally written in 1898, but not published until 1969 for its explicit material, “The Storm” tells the story of a woman named Calixta embarking on a single night affair with her past lover Alcée, while her husband and son wait out a particularly violent storm at a nearby
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