Kate Chopin writings are known for its realism and for its focus on the controversial issues of women. The Storm focuses on the issue of infidelity. I thought it interesting to break down the two male characters of The Storm, Bobinot and Alcee and the controversy that surrounds them. The story takes place during a tremendous storm, where when father (Bobinot) and child are away, the mother (Calixta) is left at home. An old lover …showed first 75 words of 691 total…

…showed last 75 words of 691 total…of his wife’s needs. Alcee, not exactly the family man, takes risk and fulfills his desire of Calixta. The differences in the two men are apparent, but Calixta enjoys them both. Too bad she can only have one. Works Cited Chopin, Kate. “The Storm.” Making Literature Matter. John Schilb and John Clifford. Boston: Bedford, 2000. 769-772. Wooton, Michael J. Kate Chopin Web Page. http://www.assumption.edu/HTML /Academic/users/ady/HHRomanticism/HHChopin/hpChopin.html