The Storm - #9

In "The Storm," by Kate Chopin, the setting sets forth a series of events that eventually lead to an act of adultery. Calixta, a mother and wife, opens her house to a man that she has had a romance with in the past. While her husband and young son are confined to a store away from their home because of the storm, Calixta gives into temptation with Alcee.
As the storm grows stronger, so does the tension between them. However, is this a reason to cheat on your husband? Certainly not. The storm is no where near a justifiable reason to have sexual relations with a man other than your husband. Yes, Calixta was scared and probably felt alone, but why not play a game or tell a story if you need a distraction.
Temptation is, unfortunately, all to easy to give into most times but just because your body can't always control itself, the mind holds the key in the final choice. Calixta should have thought about her family, about her son, instead of thinking of herself and indulging in such a selfish act. In the end of the story, the storm passes and Alcee leaves. Calixta is reunited with her family and acts as if nothing has happened. She even seems worried and loving, as if what she had just done never happened at all. She should have taken responsibility for her actions, confessed what she had done and prepared for the consequences. Instead, she went on with her life; feeling almost shameless about what she had done. The astonishing part of the story seems to be the last words of Chopin, "So the storm passed and everyone was happy" (259).