1*What is your impression of the denouement of "Desiree's Baby? Do you think that Armand was aware of his ancestry? Why or why not? The dénouement of “Desiree’s Baby” left me with the impression of shocked. My expectations throughout the reading did not lead me to believe a plot twist of such would occur. I also began to wonder what Armand would do with this new information of his ancestry. I do not believe that Armand was aware of his ancestry, because if he did, he would not have allowed Desiree to leave with no preparations or feeling as if it was her fault. I think if Armand knew, he would have let life with Desiree and her baby go on as usual without a hitch.
2.Compare and contrast Armand from "Desiree's Baby" with Alcee from "At …show more content…
Their marriage was different Calixa and Bobinet’s marriage because, while Calixa appreciated Bobinet for the way he felt towards her, Bonbinet deeply loved and admired Calixa, despite the rumors spread of her time in Assumption. Calixa, who was appreciative, did not have such strong feelings, as when she and Bobinet agreed to marry, she was not yet ready to kiss him, when Bobinet could not have been happier. Calixa did feel satisfied that someone could love her that way and want her hand in marriage. Both marriages had feelings of love and marriage though one had feelings stronger than the other. 4..Analyze Hearn’s description of the cotton press in the exerpts from “Inventing New Orleans,” emphasizing its symbolic significance. In Hearns’s description of the cotton press, there is a lot of emphasizes on the cotton press and what it symbolizes for New Orleans. The cotton press and the men/women who worked it, rolling the bales of cotton tirelessly day in and day out, were a main source of currency and work in New Orleans at the time. If there was no cotton press, I do not believe that New Orleans would be what it has become today. The cotton press was what gave New Orleans the start it needed to become great. 5..*Why is setting important to the plot and characters in Chopin's "The …show more content…
She handled all of her business on her own and did not want/need anyone’s help. If Madame would not have outshone them the way she did, she may not have felt it was fair to treat her slaves how she did: chained up and starving. The next event would be, M. Montreuil, who saw the slaves chained up and mistreated. He was of the first to attempt to put a stop to their treatment. Then, I would talk about the death of the young girl, who died due to giving the slaves food. Her death went like this: the Madame was chasing her with a whip when she caught her sneaking the slaves food. The child ran on the roof attempting to escape her punishment and fell or was pushed, we will never know, and fell to her death. A neighbor saw this encounter and called attention to the situation. When the neighbor tried to draw attention to the slaves treatment and the child’s death, public suspicion of Madame Lalaurie’s treatment towards her slaves began to grow. Finally, I would discuss the kitchen slave who set herself on fire, knowing it would end her life. When the firemen and others who came to help found the slaves who were chained and mistreated, without the help of the Madame. This led to a raging mob at the door of the Madame, which caused her to flee and continue
2.Compare and contrast Armand from "Desiree's Baby" with Alcee from "At …show more content…
Their marriage was different Calixa and Bobinet’s marriage because, while Calixa appreciated Bobinet for the way he felt towards her, Bonbinet deeply loved and admired Calixa, despite the rumors spread of her time in Assumption. Calixa, who was appreciative, did not have such strong feelings, as when she and Bobinet agreed to marry, she was not yet ready to kiss him, when Bobinet could not have been happier. Calixa did feel satisfied that someone could love her that way and want her hand in marriage. Both marriages had feelings of love and marriage though one had feelings stronger than the other. 4..Analyze Hearn’s description of the cotton press in the exerpts from “Inventing New Orleans,” emphasizing its symbolic significance. In Hearns’s description of the cotton press, there is a lot of emphasizes on the cotton press and what it symbolizes for New Orleans. The cotton press and the men/women who worked it, rolling the bales of cotton tirelessly day in and day out, were a main source of currency and work in New Orleans at the time. If there was no cotton press, I do not believe that New Orleans would be what it has become today. The cotton press was what gave New Orleans the start it needed to become great. 5..*Why is setting important to the plot and characters in Chopin's "The …show more content…
She handled all of her business on her own and did not want/need anyone’s help. If Madame would not have outshone them the way she did, she may not have felt it was fair to treat her slaves how she did: chained up and starving. The next event would be, M. Montreuil, who saw the slaves chained up and mistreated. He was of the first to attempt to put a stop to their treatment. Then, I would talk about the death of the young girl, who died due to giving the slaves food. Her death went like this: the Madame was chasing her with a whip when she caught her sneaking the slaves food. The child ran on the roof attempting to escape her punishment and fell or was pushed, we will never know, and fell to her death. A neighbor saw this encounter and called attention to the situation. When the neighbor tried to draw attention to the slaves treatment and the child’s death, public suspicion of Madame Lalaurie’s treatment towards her slaves began to grow. Finally, I would discuss the kitchen slave who set herself on fire, knowing it would end her life. When the firemen and others who came to help found the slaves who were chained and mistreated, without the help of the Madame. This led to a raging mob at the door of the Madame, which caused her to flee and continue