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1			Read this essay on symbolism in "The Storm." Do you agree with the author, Joanna Bartee, that the storm represents sexual tension between Alcée and Calixta? What else might it represent?
2			In "The Storm," Calixta and Alcée reject the mores of their society to satisfy their physical longing. How might a contemporary story treat the same themes? Recent films—Unfaithful, The English Patient, and The Bridges of Madison County—have examined marital infidelity, from a somewhat different perspective. Does Chopin's story seem restrained to you, or do you think it fully confronts the theme of adultery?