The pattern that Chopin uses is that she purposely leaves essence objects out of the blue. So that the main characters can interact with them. So that the main character (Desiree) can find about the truth (the letter that Armand is black).Yes, the meaning of this story change over the course of the story.Because, it went from the baby Zandarine being a mystery in the wagon. Then to revealing the truth that Armand is an African American slave. While Armand thought he was Caucasian. As for the symbol in the story: the letter shows Armand could be African American. The letter was a top symbol in the story. Made a connection because, the letter showed Desiree’s husband the good relationship both her mother and her father had. Not only
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As stated it says “but it was not Desiree’s, it was part of an old letter from his mother to his father. He read it. She was thanking God for the blessing of her husband’s love” (Chopin’s 3).In such cases, this is portraying a message that Desiree was proud that something such as a letter; helped reveal the hidden truth within her chest. Symbol of the wagon was a second major symbol in “Desiree’s Baby”; this can be found at the 3rd paragraph of the story. According to “Desiree’s Baby” it says “the prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that Coton Mais kept, just below the plantation”(Chopin’s 1).As you can see, this quote was only a belief of the Desiree’s baby Zandarine came about. It didn’t actually use words that showed it was factual that this was true; as to relating the wagon to the Trojan horse-during Greek history. That was exactly the time Madame Valmonde seized the baby. Yet the baby was 18 years old when Madame Valmonde met the Armand Aubigny.It was love at first sight.Afterwards, Monsieur Valmonde didn’t care that the girl had no name. He gave her the best name, and later they married.But, don’t forget the Trojan horse was also considered as a
As stated it says “but it was not Desiree’s, it was part of an old letter from his mother to his father. He read it. She was thanking God for the blessing of her husband’s love” (Chopin’s 3).In such cases, this is portraying a message that Desiree was proud that something such as a letter; helped reveal the hidden truth within her chest. Symbol of the wagon was a second major symbol in “Desiree’s Baby”; this can be found at the 3rd paragraph of the story. According to “Desiree’s Baby” it says “the prevailing belief was that she had been purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered wagon, late in the day, had crossed the ferry that Coton Mais kept, just below the plantation”(Chopin’s 1).As you can see, this quote was only a belief of the Desiree’s baby Zandarine came about. It didn’t actually use words that showed it was factual that this was true; as to relating the wagon to the Trojan horse-during Greek history. That was exactly the time Madame Valmonde seized the baby. Yet the baby was 18 years old when Madame Valmonde met the Armand Aubigny.It was love at first sight.Afterwards, Monsieur Valmonde didn’t care that the girl had no name. He gave her the best name, and later they married.But, don’t forget the Trojan horse was also considered as a