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    Désirée begins to sense something is troubling her husband Armand's behavior towards her and their infant child. Armand becomes distant and harsh with the slaves. When Désirée confronts Armand about the change in his demeanor, he coldly informs her that their child is not white and neither is she, revealing that she was found as an infant of unknown origin.

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    Désirée begins to sense something is troubling her husband Armand's behavior towards her and their infant child. Armand becomes distant and harsh with the slaves. When Désirée confronts Armand about the change in his demeanor, he coldly informs her that their child is not white and neither is she, revealing that she was found as an infant of unknown origin.

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    Désirée begins to sense something is troubling her husband Armand's behavior towards her and their infant child. Armand becomes distant and harsh with the slaves. When Désirée confronts Armand about the change in his demeanor, he coldly informs her that their child is not white and neither is she, revealing that she was found as an infant of unknown origin.

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    When the baby was about three When the baby was about three

    months old, Désirée awoke one day to months old, Désirée awoke one day to
    the conviction that there was the conviction that there was
    something in the air menacing her something in the air menacing her
    peace. It was at first too subtle to peace. It was at first too subtle to
    grasp. It had only been a disquieting grasp. It had only been a disquieting
    suggestion; an air of mystery among suggestion; an air of mystery among
    the blacks. Then a strange, an awful the blacks. Then a strange, an awful
    change in her husband’s manner, change in her husband’s manner,
    which she dared not ask him to which she dared not ask him to
    explain. When he spoke to her, it was explain. When he spoke to her, it was
    with averted eyes, from which the old with averted eyes, from which the old
    love-light seemed to have gone out. He love-light seemed to have gone out. He
    absented himself from home; and absented himself from home; and
    when there absented his presence and when there absented his presence and
    that of her child, without excuse. And that of her child, without excuse. And
    the very spirit of evil seemed suddenly the very spirit of evil seemed suddenly
    to take hold of him in his dealings with to take hold of him in his dealings with
    the slaves. the slaves.
    “Armand,” she called to him, in “Armand,” she called to him, in
    a voice which must have stabbed him, a voice which must have stabbed him,
    if he was human. But he did not if he was human. But he did not
    notice. “Armand,” she said again. Then notice. “Armand,” she said again. Then
    she rose and tottered towards him. she rose and tottered towards him.
    “Armand,” she panted once more, “Armand,” she panted once more,
    clutching his arm, “look at our child. clutching his arm, “look at our child.
    What does it mean? Tell me.” He coldly What does it mean? Tell me.” He coldly
    but gently loosened her fingers from but gently loosened her fingers from
    about his arm. “Tell me what it about his arm. “Tell me what it
    means!” she cried despairingly. “It means!” she cried despairingly. “It
    means,” he answered lightly,” that the means,” he answered lightly,” that the
    child is not white; it means that you child is not white; it means that you
    are not white.” are not white.”

    Désirée’s Baby (1893) Désirée’s Baby (1893)


    Author: Kate Chopin Author: Kate Chopin

    (Source: “Désirée’s Baby.” Owleyes.org. (Source: “Désirée’s Baby.” Owleyes.org.


    Accessed February 13, 2021. Accessed February 13, 2021.
    https://www.owleyes.org/text/desirees-baby- https://www.owleyes.org/text/desirees-baby-
    1#root-219756-18.)
    1#root-219756-18.)

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