The_Storm

The Storm The title, of “The Storm,” has connotations of a universal swell of energy and fervor of the natural world that is obvious during the encounter of Calixta and Alcee. Just as the storm matures from the first spark of energy, likewise, Calixta is a sexually mature woman, claiming her part in the natural world. Unfortunately, as a consequence of the times, society’s attitude is intolerant of a woman’s expression of sexuality. Furthermore, Calixta’s commitment to her marriage forces her to be oppressed from expressing the sexual being within herself. During the rage of the storm’s fury, intense with the explosion of energy flowing from the storm, the escalating passion and energy also swells between Calixta and Alcee; “ they seemed to swoon together at the very borderland of life’s mystery”(492) while Calixta and Alcee break free from the constraints of their marriage vows. Giving into the storm of passion that until now, neither Calixa nor Alcee has ever experienced, they give into the sexual energy and release the passion that is presently hindered in both of storm, energy, calixta, alcee, passion, sexual, calixta’s, between, world, woman, within, storm’s, return, release, powerful, part, one, nature, natural, marriage, implying, fury, forces, fervor, eventually, ending, encounter, during, being, woman’s, without, white, while, vows, very