... coupled with the histrionics of the storm and our two lovers, only acts to support the true trickery and deceit that lies hidden at the end of the story. "The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain"; an effective allusion to the calm before a storm, Chopin uses to instantly give the reader a sense of foreboding ... the storm outside ironically trapping inside their tempestuous infatuation with each other. As Calixta stands next to the window the storm finally erupts with a blinding bolt of lightning sending her falling backwards into Alcee's waiting arms and co...

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