The Storm

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Themes

All Themes Sex, Gender, and Liberation Sex and Nature Marriage and Infidelity

Characters

All Characters Calixta Alcée Laballière Bobinôt Bibi Clarisse Laballière

Symbols

All Symbols The Thunderstorm Shrimp The Color White

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Dialect Dramatic Irony Foil Genre Imagery Irony Mood Setting Similes Style Tone

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

All Themes
Sex, Gender, and Liberation
Sex and Nature
Marriage and Infidelity

All Characters
Calixta
Alcée Laballière
Bobinôt
Bibi
Clarisse Laballière

All Symbols
The Thunderstorm
Shrimp
The Color White

All Literary Devices
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Mood
Setting
Similes
Style
Tone

Theme Wheel Theme Viz

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The Color White

The Storm Literary Devices

The Color White

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