1、精品文檔The StormKateChopi nI. Plot:The leaves were so still that eve n Bibi thought it was going to rainstron gly. Bibi and his father decided to rema in at Friedheimerstore till thestorm had passed. Bibi worried about his mother, Calixta. His father purchaseda can of shrimps which Bibimother likes. Th

2、e n Bibi laid his littlehand onhis fatherknee and was not afraid. His mother, at home, was greatlyoccupied in sew ing and did not no tice the approach ing storm un til itgrewdark. She saw Alc色Laballi圧e at the gate whe n she haste ned out to gatherclothes.May I come and wait on your gallery till the

3、storm is over, Calixta?” heasked. Calixta permitted.The water beat in upon the boards in driv ing sheets. So, he wentin side,clos ing the door after him and put somethi ng ben eath the door to keepthewater out. The n Calixta rolled up a piece of bagg ing and Alc住helpedher.She was still beautiful lik

4、e five years before whe n she married. Theywere in the dining room - the sitti ng room - the gen eral utility room. Alc色flunghimself into a rocker and Calixta was n ervous. Calixta hoped her husband andher son remai n at Friedheimerstore and avoid the storm. She stood at thewindow with a greatly dis

5、turbed look on her face. Alc got up and joinedher at the win dow, look ing over her shoulder. The rain was coming down and1歡迎下載精品文檔en velop ing the dista nt wood in a gray mist. A lighti ng struck a tall tree at theedge of the field. Claixta put her hands to her eyes, and with a cry, staggeredbackwa

6、rd. Alc esarm encircled her. Claixta worried about her son.Alc住comfort her and clasped her shoulders and looked into her face. The c on tactaroused all the old-time in fatuati on and desire for her flesh. He looked dow ninto her eyes and gather her lips in a kiss. It rem in ded him of Assum ptio n.C

7、laixta also remembered. Later, she lay upon the couch. The gen erous abundance of herpassi on, without guile or trickery. He stayed cushio ned upon her, breathless, dazed, enervated, with his heart beat ing like hammer upon her.Gradually, the rain was over.Alc住ride away. Her husband and son was trud

8、ging home. They stopped toclea n the dirt on their clothes and think about expla nati on to his wife. Theyen tered cautiously at the back door. Calixta was prepari ng supper. Sh e spra ng up asthey came in. She had clasped Bibi and kissed him effu sively. He seemed to expressnothing but satisfacti o

9、n at their safe r etur n. Bob int gave Calixta the shrimps. She washappy and gave him a smack ing kiss on the cheek.They relaxed happily. At that ni ght, Alc色wrote to his wife, Clarissea, aloving letter, full of ten der solicitude.So the storm passed and every one was happy.II. Point of view:Third p

10、ers on point of viewIII. Character:1. Bibi: He is a little child. When it was going to rain, he worried about his mother.We can see he is a childish and lovely boy.2. Bibifather: He loves his mother and his son. In the no vel, h e purchased a can ofshrimps that his wife likes. And before he went bak

11、e home, he stopped to clea n the dirton clothes and thought about expla nati on to his wife. So, we can see that he is ahen-pecked husba nd. And he is con siderable.3. Bibimother, Calixta: She is a woma n with a little traditi onal2歡迎下載精品文檔chastity ideas. From the novel, a lightingstruck a tall tree

12、 and at thatmomentAlc倉arm encircled Calixta. But she escaped.And she is a womanwhopursuits the free sexual right and thinks little about herhusba nd. And also, she is a woma n whcwill aba ndon traditi onal chastity ideas easily.Because fin ally, she betrayed her husba nd. And moreover, she was not p

13、assive.4. Alc os Laballi圧e: He is hypocritical. I n this no vel, he have betrayed his wife. However, he wrotehis wife a love letter and showed his miss to his wife.He is also a man withouttraditi onal moral rules. Calixta has married to others and healso has his own wife. But, he seduces Calixta.IV.

14、 Setti ng:The major setti ng of the storm was in the end of the 19 cen tury and the beg inningof 20 cen tury. Many new things bega n to happe n in America. The storm is a symbol ofthe big change of the society and also the baptism of many traditi ons. The storm meansthe coming of wome ns awak ing an

15、d wome ns moveme nt.V. Style:Kate Chop in uses much irony in this short no vel, such as verbal i rony and structuralirony, in order to con ceal the fact and achieve s pecial artistic effect. So, it is complex,confusing and difficult to grasp the writerideas. About structural irony, it appears in the

16、short no vel many times. Such as, Bibifatherbuy shrimps for his wife and his wife betrayshim at home, Alc住goesin side without fearful and Bob inot goes home fearfully. And the most dramatic thi ng isthat we readers have knew Alc色betrays his wife.However, he writes a love letter to his wife that ni g

17、ht. So, all these satirize Alc$shypocrisy and his wifen aive and foolish. Then, the last paragraph of this no vel is usedverbal irony. After the storm passed, every one wa s happy. On the con trary, it isnhapp in ess but inv isible damage and cheat.For me, I thi nk this no vel uses irony to tell readers that gett ing rid of traditi onalmoral rules and pursu ing the free sexual right will bring muchdamageto people. Actually,the writer is opposed to this kind of wome nsmoveme nt.VI. Theme:Get rid of traditi on