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Essay / Immoral lust and forgetfulness that seizes the storm - 633
Immoral lust and forgetfulness that seizes the stormKate Chopin's short story "The Tempest" is an encompassing story of two people and their affair. Chopin shows the possibility and approval of intimacy outside of marriage. Society condemns the idea of enjoyment that accompanies sex, which in turn brings femininity closer to adultery. Although at that time the constraints on infidelity were strong, Chopin gives readers a second to break free. The title "The Storm's" is a direct representation of the story's wide range of sexuality and passion. Nature, which is the reference in the short story, is feminine if considered symbolically. “The Tempest” is framed as nothing more than intimacy and mutual lust that is re-examined again and again throughout the story. While waiting for the storm to approach, Bibiand Bobint worries about Calixta. The reason for the tribulations involving Calixa is that Bobinot is having an affair with her and she is Bibi's mother.....