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An author's style has very much influence on the development of the story. Style is simply the use of language, setting, atmosphere, or mood used by the writer to give the reader the full picture. In "The Story of an Hour" and "The Storm", Kate Chopin creates an atmosphere so intense that it can almost be considered a character in itself. In "The Story of an Hour", after Mrs. Mallard learns of her husband's death, she retreats to her room. This is where Chopin goes to work creating an atmosphere. For example, "the tops of trees tha