The Storm

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literary work short story

"The Storm" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and female desire in the context of a brief extramarital encounter during a Louisiana thunderstorm.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	literary work → short story →
author	Kate Chopin →
authorGender	female →
authorNationality	American →
challengesVictorianMorality	true →
character	Alcée Laballière → Bibi → Bobinôt → Calixta → Clarisse →
containsSymbolism	storm as symbol of passion →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
criticalReception	considered ahead of its time on sexuality →
endingTone	non-moralizing →
exploresDomesticLife	true →
featuresExtramaritalAffair	true →
focusesOn	brief extramarital encounter →
genre	realist fiction → short fiction →
hasTitleMetaphor	storm as emotional upheaval →
literaryMovement	American realism →
narrativePerspective	third-person narrator →
narrativeTechnique	free indirect discourse →
originalLanguage	English →
portraysFemaleSexualityPositively	true →
portraysMarriageAs	compatible with unspoken desires →
protagonist	Calixta →
relatedWork	At the 'Cadian Ball →
settingContext	thunderstorm →
settingCountry	United States →
settingLocation	Louisiana →
settingRegion	American South →
studiedIn	American literature courses → feminist literature courses → women's literature courses →
symbolizes	release of repressed desire →
theme	female desire → gender roles → infidelity → marriage → passion → sexual autonomy → social norms →
timePeriodOfSetting	late 19th century →
workOfAuthorOf	The Awakening →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
A Night in Acadie →	hasPart
Kate Chopin →	notableWork
At the ’Cadian Ball →	relatedWork