handsome and wealthy Armand Aubigny‚ a man who ’s so in love that ignores the fact of her obscure origin. According to Armand‚ "what did it matter about a name when he could give her one of the oldest and proudest in Louisiana?" (31). Armand ’s love is such that he orders the "corbeille" from Paris‚ and impatiently waits on it to marry the woman he desires. Chopin goes on with the fantasy in her successful attempt to soften the readers ’ hearts. Desiree has a baby and makes Armand "the proudest father
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woods‚ but why? Could her husband‚ Armand‚ be the one to blame for her vanishment? From the very beginning‚ Desiree is a girl who has a very mysterious birth because no one knew about her origin. One day‚ a woman named Madame Valmonde found the infant Desiree near her “big stone pillar.” Madame Valmonde‚ not being able to have children of her own‚ takes her in and raises her as her own. Desiree grows up to be a beautiful young girl and one day a man named Armand Aubigny sees the 18-year-old Desiree and
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In the story "Desiree’s Baby" by Kate Chopin‚ the character of Armand Aubigny follows the views of society by caring a lot about race. Perturbed by the characteristics of his son‚ he believes that the infant carries the genes of a person of mixed race. Armand blames his wife Desiree‚ accusing her of not being white‚ believing that she is the reason that caused the infant to inherit those traits. Armand cites the fact that she was adopted‚ which means that her past is unknown. "He no longer loved
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In Hamlet‚ the women act the small roles portraying their historical status at the time. Although Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and Ophelia is the prince ’s lovers‚ they have no standing in the society and their voices are never heard. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men ’s decisions. All their lives Ophelia and Gertrude are led by the men ’s power; they together make a weak image of dependent women at Shakespeare ’s time. Although Gertrude and Ophelia are not well developed
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Additionally‚ Armand held onto the unjustified belief that Desiree was mixed and treated her coldly because of that belief. Like the rest of that society‚ he would turn inward and look upon himself‚ a wealthy landowning man from a distinguished family‚ and assume that his mixed blood was to blame for the race of the child. Therefore‚ because of his naive deduction‚ for a decent period of the story‚ Armand treats Desiree with disdain‚ questioning her origins
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Tubotein Taylor 2/10/13 Humanities 2 Bastard Children In the story entitled “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ Desiree and her husband‚ Armand Aubigny‚ were blessed with a beautiful child to whom they could call their own. They were very much in love‚ until the site of their child could not go unnoticed any longer. There was no place for two whites to paternally and maternally take care of a Negro child. Since this is a white male dominant society‚ he automatically assumed that she was at fault
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Desiree Baby "There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water” (Chopin). Kate Chopin left a lasting impression through her short stories and novels. Kate Chopin is known for being one of the greatest “feminist” authors of her time. Kate grew up in St. Louis‚ Missouri in 1850. While Kate was growing up‚ she was dealt with a lot of trauma as a young girl. At the young age of 18‚ Kate met her husband Oscar Chopin at a social gathering. They married
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discrimination by skin color can affect people. Desiree was abandoned and raised by Madame Valmonde. Armand‚ the father of the baby‚ was a member of the most notable families in Louisiana. He falls in love with Desiree and marries her. After they have a baby‚ their relationship quickly corrodes. A few months later‚ Armand realizes the baby’s skin has a darker tint than usual. He accuses Desiree of being black. Armand tells Desiree he wants her to leave so Desiree takes the baby and “disappears among the reeds
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prevalent‚ which she reveals through the setting and actions of the characters. Armand Aubigny‚ the coldest and proudest man in Louisiana‚ married Desiree‚ a woman that was nameless‚ however she was exceptionally beautiful and breathtaking. This is significant because it unfolds Armand’s persona to be very prideful‚ and selfish that he wanted to attain Desiree as a trophy regardless of her background. Although‚ Armand was arrogant‚ he softened upon the arrival of his son; his treatment of the slaves
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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 are not white. Armand did know about his black ancestry before reading the letter because Armand was 8 years old when his mother passed‚ there is textual evidence that Armand already
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