The setting for Kate Chopin's "The Storm" begins with a thunderstorm. The first characters mentioned by the author are Bobinot and his son Bibi. They buy a can of shrimp for Calixta but cannot bring them to her because of the storm (Chopin, 96). The author changes the setting and tells Calixta at home. A man named Alcee arrives at her house whom she hasn't seen in a long time. The violence of the storm forces Alcee and Calixta into the house and then into a passion that ends at the same time as the storm. Chopin uses the setting as a catalyst for this action, paralleling the passion between the characters, and as a key to the theme of the story. The setting in this story is the catalyst for the passion that occurs between Alcee and Calixta. The storm occurs just as Alcee passes. Calixta has to go out to get Bibi's coat and sees Alcee. The storm forces Alcee and Calixta into the house and makes them close the door (96). The fact that the bedroom door is open and we can see the large white bed helps to...

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