Chopin?s use of symbolism throughout ?The Storm? is significant in that it shows Calixta?s innocence throughout the internal storm that engulfs her. The affair itself takes place on the couch, leaving the bed unviolated, with the sanctity of marriage soundly preserved. The purity of the affair is depicted through the author?s use of the color white. Chopin uses the color again and again, specifically in her description of Calixta?s body. She mentions her ? white neck, white breasts, and white flame.? Calixta?s white neck shows the

true purity inside of her. She refers to the passion as a white flame. In addition to the white symbolizing innocence and purity, the white is also symbolic as the hottest part of the flame; This passion was a force too powerful for her and Alcee to control. Chopin also uses a reference to a creamy lily to reinforce Calixta?s purity and to link her to natural forces.

Symbolism, structure and diction were techniques used by Kate Chopin in ?The Storm? as a means of portraying to the reader a woman overcome by passion, unconsciously giving in to temptation. Chopin?s tone of approval is clearly conveyed with the techniques used throughout this short story of the raging storms in Mother Nature, and those in us.

Chopin?s tone is conveyed to the reader mainly through her use of diction. She uses words like ?birthright to describe Calixta?s passion showing the readers that Calixta thought she had a right to this sensuous experience. Chopin also mixes in words such as ?unconsciously and unthinkingly? to prove to the reader that Calixta had no control over what she was doing. The affair that took place was inevitable, and Calixta was merely submitting to the forces that overcame her.

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