This week in the discussion forum well be discussing \"The Storm.\" Complete the

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This week in the discussion forum well be discussing "The Storm." Complete the readings for the week as noted in the syllabus and "This folder at a glance." Post at least one comment in response to this question, by Monday, February 8. Comment length: at least 10 sentences. Post at least one comment in response another student's post, by Wednesday, February 10. Comment length: at least 7 sentences. Grammar, spelling, and punctuation count. Errors in these will lower your score. Use at least one of the following terms m your main post: symbol, theme, conflict, figurative language. Quote and/or paraphrase the story in your main post, using MLA style. Posts that repeat or use other posts without building on them, won't be given any credit. What is your reaction to the events and characters of this story? What kind of "storm" is being discussed here? Consider as you read the story and think about these questions, another question-what is the strongest force at work in this story: religion, family, friendship, self-preservation, or something else?

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The storm acts as a catalyst in the story as it causes the events to unfold as they do. The first real direct effect the storm has in the story is that it is what causes Bobinot and Bibi to stay at the local store to take shelter. This of course leaves Calixta home alone. Alcee, we are lead to believe, was out riding his horse somewhere near Calixta s house when the storm started. This causes him to take shelter there.

Much depends on whether you think of the two as characters who exist only in “The Storm” or if you see them as characters who exist also in “At The ‘Cadian Ball.” Assuming you are looking at both stories: as we explain on the page for the earlier story, Alcée and his wife Clarisse are Creoles, descendants of French settlers in Louisiana. Calixta and her husband Bobinôt are Acadians, descendants of French-American exiles from Acadia, Nova Scotia, who were driven from their homes by the British in 1755. Most of the Creoles in Kate Chopin’s stories are comparatively wealthy, usually landowners or merchants. Most of the Acadians (or ‘Cajuns) in the stories are much poorer, living off the land, farming or fishing or working for the Creoles.

the events of the storm, it is clear that the storm has a tremendous effect on the characters involved. The way we view the story, good or bad, depends on how we look at it. In my analysis, the storm is some representation of evil. It plays a big part to the overall meaning of the story and depending on the way you interpret the storm that influences the way you look at the story as a whole.

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