The setting of Kate Chopin’s “The Strom” not only explained where they were, but explained what was going on also. The surrounding of this story had a deeper meaning to them, and I believe that is what Chopin wanted the reader to figure out. The more you read the story the more you understand what is happening. In the story there is a storm with terrible rain, thunder, and lightning, but as you look deeper into it the storm is full of deception, trickery, and secrets. Calixta has an affair with her one of her old flames and does not want her husband to find out about it. While he is staying at Friedheimer’s store during the storm an even bigger “storm” is happening. However, in the end Calixta hides the truth from her husband. She does not want to lose her husband or her son to just a fling or “one stormy night” so she covers up the tracks. She acts normal and happy to see her family home while hiding a big secret. “So the storm passed and everyone was happy”, this was the last line of the story and brings it to a close. Even though Calixta and Alcee had an affair with each other they loved their families very dearly and did not want to lose them. They did not tell either of their spouses about the short lived storm that had come and gone. Plus, due to the fact that Alcee had to write to his wife it makes the story set in an older time period where divorces were very rare and people were not fond of them. They knew that if their spouses were to find out the truth they would most likely get a divorce, and the storm would destroy them for the rest of their lives.