Setting as a Catalyst for Passion in The StormThe setting of Kate Chopin's "The Storm" begins with a thunderstorm. The first characters that the author mentions are Bobinot and his son Bibi. They buy a can of shrimp for Calixta but the storm prevents them from bringing them (Chopin, 96). The author changes the setting and tells Calixta at home. A man named Alcee arrives at his house, whom he hasn't seen for a long time. The violence of the storm forces Alcee and Calixta to enter the house and then to a passion that ends at the same time as the storm. Chopin uses the setting as a catalyst for this action, a parallel to the passion between the characters, and as a key to the theme of the story. The setting in this story is the catalyst for the passion that occurs between Alcee and Calixta. The storm occurs just as Alcee passes by. Calixta has to go out to get Bibi's coat and sees Alcee. The storm forces Alcee and Calixta into the house and makes them close the door (96). The fact that the bedroom door is open and you can see the large white bed helps to make the environment even more beautiful...