TOPIC: I. To express deeper meanings using figurative language.
Author’s last name and page number Evidence Commentary
Chopin 244 “He did not answer her. That was his last blow of fate.” “Blow of fate”, in this case means that, Armand ruined his family relationship, and this helped Desiree decided to leave.
Chopin 240 “When Desiree was found at the stone pillar and met Armand there, was a sign of a beginning.” “The Stone Pillar” is symbolized as a new beginning for Desiree because she met her e and her husband.
Chopin 242 “Desiree awoke one day to the conviction that there was something menacing her peace.” “Menacing” means danger, or being threatened, in this case this is foreshadowing the bad events that’ll happen with the baby.
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To express deeper meanings using imagery.
Author’s last name and page number Evidence Commentary
Chopin 240 “It is not a wonder that Armand fell in love with her…, as if struck by a pistol.” This is describing the feeling that Armand had when he felt in love with Desiree.
Chopin 240 “Swept along like an avalanche, or like a prairie fire, or like anything that drives headlong over all obstacles.” This is also another example of Armand feelings when he was falling hard for Desiree.
Chopin 243 “Look at my hair, it is brown…” Desiree is trying to get Armand to notice or see that she’s not black, but she’s white.
Krtovic 19 “Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand.”, proving that Desiree will defend herself even if she’s doubted. Armand, who still doesn’t understand that’s he’s mixed, is refusing to believe that Desiree is white, and Desiree is still trying to prove she’s white
Pegues 6 Chopin reinforces this image with a description of the roof “that came down steep and black like a crow.” This person is saying that Desiree was living in a house that was miserable to her but only loves pulls her and the house together.
Work Cited
Chopin, Kate. “Desiree’s Baby.” The Complete Works of Kate Chopin. Ed. Per Baton