“Desiree’s Baby”
Kate Chopin’s “Desiree’s Baby” is a story of love – a genuine love and a superficial love,
a story witch reveals an uglier side of human nature and relations.
The relationship between Desiree and her adoptive parents portrays true love, based on
affection and free of prejudice. Desiree is a toddler when she is found by Mousier
Valmande at the gate of his estate in Louisiana. She is taken in and raised by her …
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…realizes that the child is of mixed blood and accuses Desiree of not being of white race. Armand can no longer love his child or his wife because of what he perceives to be an injury to his family name. Armand’s love is revealed to be superficial. Driven by the prejudice against the black race and injured pride he chooses to discard his family bringing destruction to his family and ultimately to his name.
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