The Storm Reflection

I found the story to be an interesting reversal of fortune for women. It is usually all about the men and their sexual conquests. The main character of this story changes the tables and indulges in her sexual pleasure with an old friend. Of course, adultery is usually frowned upon, but it is obvious that there is a double standard when it comes to the opposite sex. Men will generally be excused from such activity and in some cultures it is even encouraged and revered. Something that is seen in all cultures is the frowning upon promiscuous women. Even worse is infidelity by women, as they are usually required to be the faithful of the two while the men get a pass on most occasions. We discussed the morality of the issue but I think she deserves a little more credit and we should get past the social stigma and misogynistic ways of thinking.

The Storm Reflection

Adrian Perez After reading this story, it shocked me how Calixta went on with her life after she just cheated on her husband, whom treats her very well. Calixta was alone and Alcee, her past lover, comes to her house because of the storm. The sexual passion that they demonstrated was very intense and maybe it’s because both of them don’t have that kind of passion with their respective spouses. For me, I don’t support cheating on your husband or wife, but maybe in this case is something that needed to happen. Maybe they needed closure from their past relationship and that’s why neither of them felt guilty. Society says that marriage is a sacred union and that that bond should never be disrespected, so that’s why I’m against Calixta’s actions. If she had problems with her husband they should have worked out. The Storm was an interesting story because it was full of strong emotions and it had an unexpected element that made the story have more character.

The Storm- Beatriz Cruz

In this story, Calixta is alone at home when she notices that there is a storm coming. Her husband and son are at a store, so they do not come home until the storm is over. She lets in Alcee, because of the storm. They are both married, but the past passion they had came over them. Calixta did not care she did that to her husband, who was really good with her. What really touched me was that she treated her husband like always, she was happy. She did not even feel guilty because he was good with her. She felt nothing, even though she did something that would hurt him a lot.

Reflection on The Storm- Liane Cartagena

After reading the storm I find it quite interesting how normal Bobinot and Calixta went about their lives even after just having cheated on their spouses. I guess that they did not have that full happiness in sexual pleasure and found it in each other. I believe they were hypnotized by the storm and their passion for being touched and discovered once again. I feel that they did not have that passion with their spouses and found it in each other. I know that it is not right to cheat on your spouse but if the marriage is not being consummated then I do not find it wrong to find pleasure someone else where someone can give it to you. If you marry someone it is to love and consummate your marriage as much as possible.

The Storm: Christian Torres

I think that it's unbelievable that that act of infidelity could've ocurred unnoticed. Calixta acted out of instinc and just went of with her feelings at the momento while her husband Bobinot was away with her son Bibi as a storm passed and kept them from arriving to their house. As the father and son were full of love for their mother, Calixta, however, showed no regard for them during the time she was with Aclée. After Alcée left, she back to being a great mother and spouse as she served them food and showed them affection as if nothing had happened. In the end, everyone was happy. Happiness came from ignorance. As long as nobody knew anything, everybody not only kept on with their lives, but they lived in joy. It kinda makes you wonder if it's worth sometimes telling the truth about somethings. As long as everybody's happy, why change it right? The truth could bring sadness that might even be unnecesary.

The Storm - Luis Bevilacqua

In the storm we see a story of infidelity, about how a man and a woman have relations together while they are in a relationship with someone else. the woman gets caught in the heat of the moment and gives in to the man's temptations. i believe the man did it because its just a tendency to be prone to sexual action as a man, but the woman was not being satisfied with her current husband so did what she did. They both did something wrong and I believe you pay for infidelity, they should be tossed out of their houses and pay emotionally. Their partners do not deserve what these two did to them. Althought hings happen in a moment of emotion and desperation you should be strong enough not to give in to these temptations.

Reflection on The Storm

After reading the story, we learned that Calixta is having an affair with Alcee. I think that this action is not correct. If I had a husband and found out that he is having an affair, I would felt very sad and betrayed. In my opinion, if you have an affair it is because you don’t love your husband as you say you do. In one moment of the story we were told that Calixta and Alcee had been kissing before. With that on mind, we could say that they have feelings for each other. If you feel that your are not in love with your husband, then why are you with him? When you have an affair is because you really don’t feel the same way for your husband; there is something going on in you marriage that do not make you happy. But what Calixta and Alcee did is wrong because the two of them have families that love them and think that their partners feel the same way for them. Being married is a contract between two people, if your not willing to contribute in this contract of love, then why get married?