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The plot of the story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin is a conventional everyday plot. The story would not be so interesting if it weren't for the last line of the story; "So the storm passed and everyone was happy." What did she mean by the closing line? My interpretation of the story is that she meant the rocky part of both Calixta and Alcee's mariage had passed along with the storm. Both Alcee and …

…being and the actions they took during the storm didn't even cross their minds as the storm passed. Sometimes people need a "storm" to happen in their lives to help them realize how good they have it. Alcee and Calixta came away from the storm realizing that they had each found the love of their lives and it wasn't each other. Neither wanted to loose their love, "So the storm passed and everyone was happy."