The-Storm-小说分析

1、精品文档The StormKateChopinI. Plot:The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to r ain strongly. Bibi and his father decided to remain at Friedheimers store till the storm had passed. Bibi worried about his mother, Calixta. His father purchaseda can of shrimps which Bibi's mother l

2、ikes. Then Bibi laid his littlehand onhis father s knee and was not afraid. His mother, at home, was greatl yoccupied in sewing and did not notice the approaching storm until it grewdark. She saw Alc e Laballi4e at the gate when she hastened out to gather clothes.May I come and wait on your gallery

3、till the storm is over, Calixt a?” heasked. Calixta permitted.The water beat in upon the boards in driving sheets. So, he went inside, closing the door after him and put something beneath the door to keep the water out. Then Calixta rolled up a piece of bagging and Alc helpedher.She was still beauti

4、ful like five years before when she married. They were in the dining room - the sitting room - the general utility r oom. Alc e flung himself into a rocker and Calixta was nervous. Calixta hoped her husb and and her son remain at Friedheimer 's store and avoid the storm. She stood at the window

5、with a greatly disturbed look on her face. Alce got up and joined her at the window, looking over her shoulder. The rain was coming dow n andenveloping the distant wood in a gray mist. A lighting struck a tall tree at theedge of the field. Claixta put her hands to her eyes, and with a cry, staggered

6、 backward. Alc (es's arm encircled her. Claixta worried about her son.Alc ecomfort her and clasped her shoulders and looked into her face. The c ontactaroused all the old-time infatuation and desire for her flesh. He loo ked downinto her eyes and gather her lips in a kiss. It reminded him of Ass

7、um ption.Claixta also remembered. Later, she lay upon the couch. The generous abundance of her passion, without guile or trickery. He stayed cushio ned upon her, breathless, dazed, enervated, with his heart beating like hammer upon her.Gradually, the rain was over.Alc e ride away. Her husband and so

8、n was trudging home. They stopped to clean the dirt on their clothes and think about explanation to his wi fe. They entered cautiously at the back door. Calixta was preparing supper. Sh e sprang up as they came in. She had clasped Bibi and kissed him effu sively. He seemed to express nothing but sat

9、isfaction at their safe r eturn. Bobint gave Calixta the shrimps. She was happy and gave him a smacking kiss on the cheek.They relaxed happily. At that night, Alce wrote to his wife, Clarissea, a loving letter, full of tender solicitude.So the storm passed and everyone was happy.II. Point of view:Th

10、ird person 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. Bibi 's father: He loves his mother and his son. In the novel, h e purchased a can of shrimps that his wife likes. And befor

11、e he went bake home, he stopped to clean the dirt on clothes and thought about explanation to his wife. So, we can see that he is a hen-pecked husba nd. And he is considerable.3. Bibi 's mother, Calixta: She is a woman with a little traditional _o2欢迎下载精品文档chastity ideas. From the novel, a lighti

12、ng struck a tall tree and at that moment Ale 缶's arm encircled Calixta. But she escaped.And she is a womanwhopursuits the free sexual right and thinks little about her husband. And also, she is a woman whcwill abandon traditional chastity ideas easily. Because finally, she betrayed her husband.

13、And moreover, she was not passive.4. Alc e Laballi 4e: He is hypocritical. In this novel, he have betrayed his wife. However, he wrote his wife a love letter and showed his miss to his wife.He is also a man without traditional moral rules. Calixta has married to others and he also has his own wife.

14、But, he seduces Calixta.IV. Setting:The major setting of "the storm "was in the end of the 19 century and the beginning of 20 century. Many new things began to happen in America. The storm is a symbol of the big change of the society and also the baptism of many traditions. The storm means

15、 the coming of women's awaking and women's movement.V. Style:Kate Chopin uses much irony in this short novel, such as verbal i rony and structural irony, in order to conceal the fact and achieve s pecial artistic effect. So, it is complex, confusing and difficult to grasp the writer 's i

16、deas. About structural irony, it appears in the short novel many times. Such as, Bibi's fatherbuy shrimps for his wife and his wife betrayshim at home, Alc e goesinside without fearful and Bobinot goes home fearfully. And the most dramatic thing is that we readers have knew Alce betrays his wife

17、.However, he writes a love letter to his wife that night. So, all these satirize Alc田's hypocrisy and his wife 's naive and foolish. Then, the last paragraph of this novel is used verbal irony. After the storm passed, everyone wa s happy. On the contrary, it isn 't happiness but invisible damage and cheat.For me, I think this novel uses irony to tell readers that getting rid of traditional moral rules and pursuing the free sexual right will bring muchdamageto people. Actually, the writer is opposed to this kind of women s movement.VI. Theme:Get rid