Cannon of Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin wrote her fictional short story “The Storm” in the late nineteenth century. During this time, women were looked down upon as being merely housewives; their needs and desires weren’t considered in every day living. This story refutes that idea by showing how the necessities of nature coincide with the needs of personal satisfaction. Chopin’s use of symbolism models how the requirements of nature and the needs of people must and will …

…late nineteenth century by introducing the fulfillment of a woman’s desires by a man in her position. It shows how the needs and requirements of nature, as well as people, must be satisfied in order to maintain life. Chopin’s use of symbolism displays a connection between an emerging rainstorm and the storm of emotions growing within the two characters. The intensity of their encounter mirrors the pattern of the rainstorm as it appears