- 'At the 'Cadian Ball' by Kate Chopin 'The Storm' by Kate Chopin 'The Story of an Hour' by Kate Chopin. About the Author. The Texts 'At the 'Cadian Ball' by Kate Chopin.
- The Storm Summary Kate Chopin. Homework Help. Download PDF Summary. From “At the ’Cadian Ball,” to which “The Storm” is a sequel, the reader knows that six years earlier Calixta.
With 'At the 'Cadian Ball' considered as a prequel to 'The Storm,' the relationships among the characters certainly assumes greater meaning. Alcee Laballiere is a Creole planter whose rice crop is. Bobinot is a young farmer living in Louisiana. “At the ‘Cadian Ball” begins with a description of Bobinot’s feelings for a woman named Calixta. Entry by Bobinot April 15, 1894. I have decided not to attend the ball this evening.
'At the 'Cadian Ball,' written by Kate Chopin in 1892,[1] was the less popular prequel to her short story 'The Storm.' A distinctive feature of the short story is the use of local color.[1]
Plot summary[edit]
The 'Cadian Ball is a soirée for young Cajun people to find marriage suitors. Calixta is the belle of the ball and describes the young men as boring and plain looking. The only man she finds attractive is Alcée. They sneak off together and discuss their former relationship. Clarisse, whom Alcée was originally courting, had refused to accept him, but after seeing him leave for the ball, she follows and asks Alcée to come with her, claiming that 'something terrible has happened.' After leading him away, she admits that nothing has happened, but that she is in love with him. Calixta ends up with Bobinôt, a man she is not very attracted to, but someone she will settle for.
Kate Chopin At The Cadian Ball Pdf
Kate Chopin At The Cadian Ball Pdf
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At The Cadian Ball Notes
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- ^ abSerafin, Steven R.; Bendixen, Alfred. The Continuum Encyclopedia of American Literature. New York: Continuum, 2003, p. 188, ISBN978-0-8264-1517-2.