The escalation of their affair follows the patterns of the storm that occurs outside.

The approaching storm has been brewing for some time, just as the relationship between Calixta and Alcee has. The third person narrator speaks of her appearance to him five years before, and expressed some of her old qualities that still remained. The narrator, alludes to a passionate encounter years ago, “Do you remember—in Assumption, Calixta”(97).

The storm could be seen for miles before it got there; however Calixta does not recognize either of the storms until Alcee approaches her home on his horse. The wind beg

the outside as they consummate their lustful affair. Nature’s storm leads them into pleasure and then to relaxation as it passes.

“The playing of lightning was incessant. A bolt struck a tall chinaberry tree at the edge of the field. It filled all visible space with a blinding glare and the crash seemed to invade the very boards they stood upon”(109). The flash that jolted the floor below them symbolizes the electricity and emotion felt between Calixta and Alcee. The drama of the jolt sends her staggering into his arms, and the desire can no further be denied. They no longer ran from the internal storm of passion, but embraced it as Calixta’s worries of the thundershower were overlooked. “They did not heed the crashing torrents, and the roar of the elements made her laugh as she lay in his arms”(110). Calixta is only concerned

“The growl of the thunder was distant and passing away. The rain beat softly upon the shingles, inviting them to drowsiness and sleep. The rain was over; and the sun was turning the glistening green world into a palace of gems”(110). The storm diminishes bringing their raging passion to a calming resolution. Each storm leaves the needs and desires of both the earth and the individuals re

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