ts the female to cometo her senses, returning to the cycle of marriage and motherhood. However,Edna chooses neither, and this is the point of Chopins novel (Bogarad 161).Another story which Chopin is able to express her attitude towardsexuality is The Storm. Although The Storm is today considered awell-written short story, Chopin never publishes it in the 1890s because it isso daring (Kauffmann 62). The Storm, written six years later, is the sequelto the short story At the Cadian Ball (Skaggs 91). The Storm is dividedinto five scenes. In the first scene the reader finds Calixtas husband, Bobinot,and their son, Bibi, waiting out a storm at Friedheimers store (Chopin 490). Inthe second scene Alcee takes shelter at Bobinots home, where Calixta ishome alone (Chopin 491). In this second scene Chopin uses dialogue toportray a growing sexual desire for one another (Kimbel 108). Chopindescribes Calixtas lips as red and moist as pomegranate seed (Chopin 491). She describes their sexual encounter in great detail. Calixta releases a Harmon 6generous abundance of her passion, which is like a white flame whichpenetrated and found response in depths of his own sensuous nature that hadnever yet been reached. She also uses the vivid words, he possessed herto describe in great detail the actual sex act (Chopin 492). No other author ofthis time uses such language to describe the act of sex (Jones 82). In thethird scene the storm is over and Alcee rides off to his destination. Bobinotand Bibi return home to find Calixts in an unusual good mood. They eat supperand the evening ends in much happiness. The fourth and fifth scenes reveal agreat deal about Alcee and his relationship with his wife, Clarisse. In thefourth scene Alcee writes Clarisse a loving letter telling her not to hurryback, but stay a month longer if she wishes. In the fifth scene Clarissereceives the letter. The reader finds out that Clarisse is charmed uponreceiving her h...
