Lydia Maria Child's Goal To End Slavery

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Lydia Maria Child demonstrates her goal to end slavery via descriptive words, references, and metaphors, in her short story “The Quadroons.” The writer creates scenarias that is heartbreaking for the audience, and they react mournfully.

Edward’s ends his relationship with Rosalie, and remarries an Anglo-Saxon woman named Charlotte. He is still passionately in love with Rosalie, who is one eighth-black descent. This is seen as Edward talks in his sleep: “Once or twice [Charlotte] heard him murmur “Dear Rosalie,” in his sleep” (p186). This subconscious action reaveals his true desires. The audience understands that he regrets ending his relationship with Rosalie, and also his daughter, Xarifa.

Continually, Rosalie dies and tells her daughter