Calixta The Storm Character Analysis

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“Most often, we choose to deal with the void by either numbing it or desperately trying to fill it” (Bogue, n.d.) Within the story the main character, Calixta is faced with a number of situations that leave her in a toiled state. During a fierce storm, when her husband, Bobinot and their son, Bibi are away, Calixta is faced with a choice to give in to temptation. When the storm approaches, her secret lover, Alcee is nearby and takes refuge at Calixta’s house. While Alcee is with Calixta, a vulnerable woman at the time, she gives into his charming manner and had an intimate moment with him. People will have their own opinion about Calixta and the choice she made. At the end of the day she did what she feel was right to fill the void that she was lacking. The storm is a symbol of a woman's life under stress and obstacles she …show more content…

After the storm had passed and everyone was home, Calixta was more at peace with herself. When the three seated themselves at the table they laughed much and so loud that anyone might have heard them as far away as Laballire’s (Chopin). As there was so much emotional turmoil within the storm as it passed she finds herself calmed and at ease when her life seems like it has come back around. The destruction of the storm and all the bad it had brought had passed and she knew now what she wanted out of life. Calixta is at a crossroad in her life and seems very unsure on what is going on with her emotions, but then realized that she gave into a moment of weakness. The storm and Alcee had come and gone it gave Calixta the knowingness that she really knew where her heart did belong. Calixta knowing that she did she seemed to want her family back together as whole. As the story tell the storm comes and goes and when if leaves she is more at peace with herself at the

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