The Storm

In The Storm, a woman  commits adultery while her husband and son are stuck at a grocery store during a storm. This was an interesting story considering the time period it was written and the fact that the author was a woman. The story affirms that women often times share the same approach to sexuality that men often, a notion that was unheard of in the 1800s. It seems as though the intimacy shared between Calixta and Alcee is full of passion, which seemed absent in their marriages, despite the fact that they both have children with their spouses.

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Presently, society holds a much more forgiving attitude when it comes to extra-marital affairs. Movies such as American Beauty, Damage, and Chloe display elaborate stories centered around being unfaithful to one's partner. Even more current forms of entertainment, such as the hit The Walking Dead, showcase two people caught in a juicy affair. It seems as though we have always been enthralled with the idea of affairs, but have only recently began to openly display it without remorse
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