Dèsirèe Essay

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What is the real story behind Dèsirèe and her Baby? Let me tell you her story and the shocking twist about dèsirèes and Armands orgin. Dèsirèe was a nice innocent girl. Dèsirèe was a girl who was completely in love with the man she married Armand. After dèsirèe married Armand they had a child. Armand was the proudest father in the parish with the birth of there child. Armand noticed the child was black and not white. After Armand noticed the child skin color his manners changed Rapidly. Armand was hardly ever home. Finding out the child and Dèsirèe were not white infuriated Armand. It seemed as if the spirit of satin had taken over Armand. And he no longer loved Dèsirèe. Dèsirèes expression showed the fright as she looked at a young black boy an her own child. Dèsirèe not understanding why her child was black like that slave she yelled to Armand but …show more content…
Dèsirèe felt so unhappy and miserable she thought of dyeing. Dèsirèes mother responded for Dèsirèe to come home with her child in arms back home. As she asked Armand if she should go he told he "yes, go". Armand no longer loved Her, because of the tragedy she had brought upon his home and his name. As Dèsirèe walked away she said her goodbyes to Armand hoping that Armand would ask her to stay, but he didn't. Dèsirèe then took her child from the nurses arms and walked away. Armand later burned Dèsirèes silk gowns in the fire. Armand even burned a tiny bundle of letters. The letters were the innocent scribbling s that Dèsirèe had sent to him during the days of there engagement. Armand noticed a remnant of one letter, but it was not Dèsirèes letter. The letter was from Armand's mother to his father. In the letter Armand's mother thanks god for having arranged that there dear Armand will never know that his mother the one he adores belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of

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