Examples Of Foreshadowing In Desiree's Baby

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In the fictional story “Desiree’s Baby” written by Kate Chopin, the story is about a young toddler that was abandoned in front of a woman's house later then becoming a bride of the rich man of town. They conceived a baby together everything was fine until one day Armand started to act different around his beloved Desiree . They got into an argument and he said that “The Child is not white ; it means that you are not white.” Armand disliked the fact that his child was not pure color white as much as he was . He stopped loving Desiree as well as his son so they got kicked out. Later he reads a letter from his mom saying that he really isn't white in fact ,he as well was mixed with African American, X foreshadows the theme

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