An Analysis Of Interracial Relationships In Desiree's Baby

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“ He coldly but gently loosened her fingers from about his arm and thrust the hand away from him. Tell me what it means!” She cried despairingly. “It means,” He answer lightly, “that the child is not white, it means that you’re not white.” (Desiree’s Baby, 3) This quote shows how interracial relationships in 19th century were really harsh. In “Desiree’s Baby”, Kate Chopping shows how an interracial couple, who loved each other, were separated by the prejudices of the 19th century, some of which exists today in modern day relationships. Desiree’s and Armand’s relationship tore apart because Armand’s prejudices towards the baby were too strong. He couldn’t accept the fact that the baby wasn’t the same color as them. He couldn’t accept how …show more content…

Their love was only based on superficial things but never on reality. An easy thing Armand could’ve done would of been to talk about it. He could of asked her what or why that baby’s color was darker than their own. Another main thing that would 've helped the relationship would of been to check the family’s background. If Armand would of checked his or his wife 's background he would 've realize that his baby’s skin was slightly darker due to the family’s history. Communication in this case, would of helped a lot. Armand acted by his own instincts. He didn’t think about anyone or anything, but himself. Another idea is to simply look for Desiree and the baby, to tell them that he’s sorry and that he apologies for being rude and for kicking them out. To come back home and that he will redeem his mistake. (About Relationships,1)
In the other hand, After he does that he should meet his mom personally and all his background family, to share more time with his own race. Racism back then was a major issue, but sometimes it could be set aside and actually get close to their own race and family’s ethnicity. Desiree’s baby had absolutely no fault being born as a skinned colored person. He deserves to have both, his father and his mother by his side. Honestly many things could 've been done in this relationship. All they really lacked was communication and honesty. (thefrisky, …show more content…

He continued his life, pretending they were already dead. At the end of “Desiree’s Baby”, it states that Armand burns everything down. While he was burning everything, he found a letter where his mom was telling his dad the she was glad how his son will never find out that she was African American.(Desiree’s Baby, 4) At the end of the story it does not say how the story will end afterwards. Under those circumstances Armand should’ve start a lookout for both, Desiree and the baby. He should find Desiree and beg her to forgive him. He humiliated her in so many ways, when his mom was the actual African American. Desiree’s heart was broken without any logical reason. The only logical reason would of been if she would of cheated, which in “Desiree’s Baby”, doesn’t get stated at any point. So Armand had no logical reason whatsoever. (Desiree’s Baby, 1,2,3,4)
Armand broke Desiree’s heart and she might have died with her baby, there was no logical reason why Armand would have kicked them out and burned their things. He could of just talk to her about it, but he

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