Desiree's Baby

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   pmiranda2857 Teacher
   High School - 11th Grade

   The last lines of the story reveal that Armand did not know of his black ancestry.

   "But above all," she wrote, "night and day, I thank the good God for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery." (Chopin)

   A very prejudiced man, Armand does not know that he is the one who bears black ancestry from his own mother.  He would behave differently looking at his baby if he knew the origins of the black features were from his side of the family. 

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   Posted by pmiranda2857 on Saturday October 25, 2008 at 6:58 AM
   
   

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