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This photo represents the calm after the storm. Kate Chopin's short story "The Storm" takes place in the wake of a terrible storm. The storm not only involved thunder and rain but also reflected Chopin's literary suppression. The tone of her story reveals the writer's ability to conquer obstacles. The woman in the story, Calixta, is a happy wife and mother but allows a violent storm to lead her into the arms of another man. The storm is symbolic of the censorship Chopin suffered in her writing style - her need to show the sexual feelings of her characters. After the storm, and her sexual interlude with Alcee, Calixta returns to her normal life as mother and wife. She suffers no remorse about her behavior. Similarly, Chopin was a wife and mother who endured many 'storms' in her life like the loss of her husband and the censorship of her writing.
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