One of my favorite things an author can do is make the reader empathize with the characters. This is more than simply establishing a connection with or even understanding one or more characters. For me, making a reader empathize with a character is the best involvement a reader can have while reading. In the short story The Tempest by Kate Chopin, she conveys the conflict and connects it to nature making it seem not sinful and just a part of natural existence. Use a storm to symbolize the connection and passion between you and a lover. The storm outside corresponds to the storm of emotions raging inside the house. She sets the scene with the storm approaching and Calixta at home working while her husband and son, unnoticed by the storm brewing inside the house, are out at the store. The husband shows his sin to the storm by speaking of his sinister intentions. Making us readers understand that this is a threatening and dangerous storm. This also gives the storm a human trait, an awareness if you add to this the menacing roar and now the storm takes on a more animalistic appearance, like a lion roaring when it hunts to make its presence known. Calixta doesn't do this at home. I noticed the storm approaching, but she "...felt very hot and often stopped to wipe her face where the sweat was accumulating in drops..." To me this conveys the message that she was unconsciously aware of the storm in I arrive. Not noticing the storm approaching but noticing the heat that is making her sweat. Suddenly it began to get dark and she began to realize the situation. He quickly gets up and begins preparing for the storm. The moment he sets foot outside, he sees Alcee there and, by pure coincidence... middle of paper... at home, even though earlier his passion for his lover had torn apart his marital vows like a violent storm has the sky was torn apart. city. But just like the storm that passes, no matter the ferocity, everything is calm once it passes and returns to its normal routine. It is through Chopin's rich description of the storms raging without and within that she is able to convey to readers the sensation that each of her characters feels. We not only understand Calixta's emotional turmoil, but we can also feel it as most of us have experienced a strong storm and can feel its strength. This storm, which breaks out with its “sinister intention”. We can feel the passion that Calixta and Alcee feel. As the storm chaotically reaches its climax, we join Alcee and Calixta on their journey to the climax and then back into their calm farewell and return to their simple life..