How Does Armand Use Symbols In Desiree's Baby

fallen in love with her” (Litcharts 3). She informs the reader that Desiree will experience a new type of love.

Another example of symbolism in this short story is the bonfire that Armand creates at the end of “Desiree’s Baby”. This fire is representative of both Armand’s rage and his yearning to free himself of Desiree, as well as his passion for his departed wife which was described, at the start of the story, as “a prairie fire, or like anything that drives headlong over all obstacles” (Litcharts 3). Fires destroy and leave nothing behind. When the author states, ”moreover he no longer loved her, because of the unconscious injury she had brought upon his home and his name.” (Chopin 4). This shows that Armand’s purpose for this fire was exactly that, destroy his marriage, his wife, and leave no evidence behind of his disgraceful family. When Chopin says, “and it was he who dealt out to a half dozen negroes the material which kept the fire ablaze.” , and “ Then there were silk gowns, and velvet and satin ones added to these; laces, too, and embroideries; bonnets and gloves; for the corbeille had been of rare quality” (Chopin 4,5). She shows that Armand uses all of Desiree’s belongings to fuel his fire and rage towards her and

Armand shows characteristics of being hot tempered as well as very loving. His loving characteristic is shown when the author says that Armand fell in love with Desiree “ as if struck by a pistol shot” (study 2). This shows that he really fell in love with Desiree in an instant. His hot tempered-nes is exhibited when begins to behave monstrously when he finds out his son is of black ancestry. Chopin writes that “ the very spirit of Satan seened suddenly to take hold of him.” (study 2). This reveals that he is acting horribly to his family as well as to his slaves because of the information he has learned about his baby and what he thinks he knows about