As the baby got older, Desiree notice that the baby and a slave boy fanning a baby look eerily similar. Fearing this, she asks Armand what does this mean. Armand tells Desiree, “the child is not white; it means that you are not white.” Desiree tries to tell him that she is not of mixed race, telling him to look how light-complexioned she is. As a result of the bitter dispute with Armand, Desiree decides to leave with the baby to never return. After weeks for Desiree being missing, Armand discovers that his own mother was of mixed
As the baby got older, Desiree notice that the baby and a slave boy fanning a baby look eerily similar. Fearing this, she asks Armand what does this mean. Armand tells Desiree, “the child is not white; it means that you are not white.” Desiree tries to tell him that she is not of mixed race, telling him to look how light-complexioned she is. As a result of the bitter dispute with Armand, Desiree decides to leave with the baby to never return. After weeks for Desiree being missing, Armand discovers that his own mother was of mixed