Exactly where does Chopping story take place? How can you tell? The story takes place at Friedman’s store in Louisiana, and at the house of Calcite and Bonito. I can tell because Bonito was shopping with his son while Calcite was at their house doing house chores. 2. What circumstances introduced in Part I turn out to have a profound effect on events in the story? Bonito decides to wait out a storm at the general store with his son, Bibb. 3.
What details in “The Storm” emphasize the fact that Bonito loves his wife? Hat details reveal how imperfectly he comprehends her nature? He scraped the mud off Bib’s bare legs and feet with a stick and carefully removed all traces from his heavy brogans and then went into the house, hopeful Calcite wouldn’t be mad about the mess. 4. What general attitudes toward sex,love, and marriage does Chopin imply? Cite evidence to support your answer. Chopin implies adultery is natural and does not necessarily have negative consequences.
In the story, after Calcite made love with Alice, her husband gets home with their son and she is happy to see them gain and has already put supper on the table, and they continued the night as they always did like what had happened was perfectly normal. 5. What meanings do you find in the title “The Storm”? I find it symbolizes the natural tendency of the human beings towards sexual passion. 6. In the story as a whole,how do setting and plot reinforce each other? The storm’s setting reinforces the plot’s main thematic elements through descriptive imagery that coincides with the characters emotions throughout the story.