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    Désirées Baby By: Monica Rachel Page  1 Plot Désirée is abandoned as a baby‚ and then she was discovered by Monsieur Valmondé lying in the shadow of a stone pillar near the Valmondé gateway and was adopted by the Valmondé couple. She is courted by Armand after growing up. They get married and have a child‚ but the babys skin is the same color as a quadroon. Armand assumes that Désirée is a decendent of black people. Désirée tries to deny the accusation by asking for her mother Valmondé ’s

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    John-Luke Kanzler Dr. Asmus English 1110-33 February 12‚2015 Desiree’s Baby Why does race matter in a relationship? Great figures in history have noted that race should never play a role in any relationship. Allowing race to impact a relationship could easily cause it to fall apart‚ leading to both sides being hurt in the end. In Kate Chopin’s short story “Desiree’s Baby”‚ the race of Desiree and Armand’s child cause Armand to turn a cold shoulder to his wife and his child‚ eventually driving

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    “Desiree’s Baby”‚ she describes the tragic tale of Desiree and her baby from life to death. She uses powerful imagery and symbolism to create a dark and heavy atmosphere in attempt to evoke powerful emotion from the reader. Chopin does a formidable job as she uses descriptive imagery to lay a foundation for the atmosphere to build off of. Several points in the story where she effectively creates this atmosphere would be when she brings in the pillars and describes the plantation‚ when Desiree discovers

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    Mandy Hellman Desiree’s Baby CER In the short story‚ “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ the theme of power and how it can corrupt ones life is significant‚ as portrayed when Armand pushes away the most important people in his life because of the misconception that Desiree and the baby are of black descent. In the beginning‚ Armand Aubigny is utterly in love with Desiree; in fact‚ the author explains‚ “The passion that awoke in him that day… swept along like an avalanche‚ or like a prairie fire‚ or

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    Desiree’s Baby Essay “Desiree’s Baby” is a short story written by Kate Chopin. The setting of this story is set in the 19th Century in Louisiana. This short story is a love story between Armand Aubigny and Desiree. “Desiree’s baby” begins like many love stories before it with love at first sight‚ but does not end like a typical romance novel due to its harsh ending. Armand begins to become progressively distant towards Desiree and her baby throughout the story due to Armand discovering that they

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    in history have noted that race should never play a role in any relationship. Allowing race to impact a relationship could easily cause it to fall apart‚ leading to both sides being hurt in the end. In Kate Chopin’s short story “Desiree’s Baby”‚ the race of Desiree and Armand’s child cause Armand to turn a cold shoulder to his wife and his child‚ eventually driving Desire to suicide. Armand family was old and wealthy and was very important to the Louisiana plantation. He was light skin and handsome

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    "Desiree’s Baby" by Kate Chopin‚ the conflict that contributed the most to Desiree’s death is human versus society. Human versus society means the value and customs by which everyone else live are being challenged. In the story‚ Desiree’s death is related to racial discrimination and sexual discrimination‚ under the pressure of these two discrimination‚ it made Desiree finally commit suicide. In the beginning of the story‚ Desiree has a passionate love story with her husband. However‚ their baby turned

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    to the death of Desiree In the story of “Desiree’s baby”‚ there are discriminations lead to Desiree’s death which are racism and gender discrimination. In 17th century‚ women had low status and they cannot get enough respect. Story told “‘Good-by‚ Armand’‚ she moaned. He did not answer her. That was his last blow at fate.”(Kate Chopin 6) This sentence shows the indifferent attitude of Desiree’s husband‚ which is a pervasive social problem. Desiree’ husband found out that their baby was not white

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    QUIZ FOR DESIREE’S BABY Where had Madame Valmonde found Desiree for the first time when she was a baby? In the shadow of the big stone pillar. b) Why had Armand’s mother never left France? Armad’s mother never left France because she loved the country so much and she died there. c) What was Madame Valmonds’s reply to Desiree’s letter? Her reply was “My own Desiree: Come home to Valmonde; back to your mother who loves you. Come with your child." 1. d) During which month were

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    a new child. Desiree‚ a white orphan that was adopted by the Valmonde family‚ is enthralled about the arrival of her baby boy and her husband Armand‚ a strict slave owner is also excited to see his first born son. However‚ the family begins to realize that something is mysteriously wrong with the newborn. They begin to notice that he is acquiring the traits of an African American and soon the couple start to narrow down the possibilities of the situation. In the story “Desiree’s Baby”‚ Kate Chopin

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