Just by reading Kate Chopin, as discussed in class, it seems she was misunderstood from different areas in her life and overall opinion of things.
The Storm was definitely an interesting read. I thought I was actually reading a part of a bigger story so when I found out that it was from beginning to end, that was interesting.
As I was reading, it just stroke me as kind of funny how literally almost every character was committing adultery and seemed to be just fine about it. I wonder if this story has any relevance to Kate's own personal experience before her husband passed away. Who knows right? Honestly thought, Calixta seems like a promiscuous bitch and makes me wonder if she's had a problem with infidelity more than once. Like how is your husband so humble and so honest and worried, bringing you cans of shrimp, and you're over here crafting/sewing with not a worry in the world allowing to give yourself up to this man you once had relations with. I would say her ex lover as well, but it just seemed like his relationship with is current wife wasn't going so well in the first place being that she too wanted some sort of freedom and agreed on staying longer, whoever she was. Couldn't you keep your distance? What's even more annoying is that Calixta and her ex lover were influenced only out of lust and not an unfinished or unresolved romance. Like maybe there was a forced separation in between and perhaps they still loved each other. Not that it'd still be morally acceptable but just less out of dirty intentions. I don't know..that's just how I personally see it.
Overall, I do respect Kate's desire of freedom through her literature to some extent.
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