 The flower in the story also represents the relationship between nature and human desire.Alcee enters Calixta's home during the rainstorm, which symbolizes Alcee as the "rain" that Calixta, the flower, requires for growth.Chopin uses similes to describe Alcee's views of Calixta's skin as "a creamy lily that the sun invites" to show that she has matured over time and is opening up to Alcee as a flower would.