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Calixta In The Storm By Kate Chopin
In Kate Chopin’s short story The Storm, the main character is Calixta. Calixta is the wife of Bobinot and the mother of Bibi. When the storm hits, Alcee, one of Calixta’s ex lovers, stops by to get out of the bad weather. As the story develops they reignite some of their old passion for one another but quickly realize after the storm is gone they must part ways. Calixta is a hard working wife and mother and she does her best to keep her house clean and her family happy. She is the most developed character in the short story and the way she is described portrays her as beautiful and vivid when she is in fact deceitful.
It is noticeable in the beginning of the story that Calixta takes a lot of pride in her housework because she is working so
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