Desiree's Baby Mood

In the short story, Desiree’s Baby, written by Kate Chopin, this story is about, a girl named Desiree, who adopted by a wealthy French Creole couple in antebellum Louisiana. She shortly falls in love with a well-cherished gentleman named Armand, from another wealthy Creole family, and they get married, and have a child. The child turns out to have dark skin and it is assumed that Desiree is part black. Desiree rejects from society, but it is later discovered that her husband is the one who is half black. In “Desiree’s Baby,” Chopin uses the expressions of mood/tone, theme, symbolism, conflict, and irony to enhance the reader’s enjoyment. A case in point of a mood given from the short story of Desiree’s Baby, is to be situated disheartened.

This reveals the love from the married couple signifies is not reflective enough to overwhelm the differences in race. The author explains, “passion that awake in him that day… swept along like an avalanche or like a prairie fire...that drives headlong over all obstacles” (White 26). Symbolism is supported in the story section, October sunset conveys is the meaning of the finale of Desiree marriage to Armand. This shows Armand felt that his pride was hurt because of the shame his wife has brought to the family (Rae 1). The speaker mentions “...he no longer loved her, because of the unconscious injury she had brought upon his home and his name” (Chopin 3) and “...walked slowly towards the door, hoping he would call her back” (Page3).

The following representation of a symbol occurs as the despairing mother’s letter, which reveals his true identity (mixed race) is to destroyed in the fire along with Desiree’s belongings (McManus 2). The symbol specified in the story is a person, place, or thing that represents something beyond itself, most often something concrete or touchable that represents an abstract idea. This reveals Armand is driven by fear, he may be hoping that his own true identity will not come to light. The author explains, “...for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery” (Chopin

This illustrates Armand and Desiree argue about who is inheritance to color people, and then Desiree starts crying and writes a letter to her mother telling her she wants to come back home. The narrator asserts, “Shall I go, Armand, she asked in tones sharp with agonized suspense” (Chopin 3) and “He did not answer her. That was his last blow at fate” (Chopin 4).

The afterward conflict be person against society, is well-known as the appearance of the struggles on skin color. The importance of conflict is the struggle between opposing forces or characters in a story. This demonstrate that Desiree is uncomfortable being accused with a misunderstanding of others. The author explains, “...they tell me I am not white” (Chopin 3).

The case of verbal irony is identified as “white appearance.” Verbal irony is occurs when someone says one thing but really means something else. This proves that the colorless problem is not physical but motionless as it relates to marriage. The speaker mentions, “Look at my hand: whiter than yours!” (Chopin 3) and “...that she is as white as their mixed-race slave La Blanche” (Wang