Symbolism In Desiree's Short Stories

After reading , it is evident that the author demonstrates how racism was a constant companion of those alive in the 1800's. The author leaves the reader with a disturbing impression as the story unfolds. Furthermore, the wonderfully crafted elements of the short story including its characters, the setting, its format, and finally its symbolism, the audience is moved emotionally, either by being confronted by their ignorance on important topics or by connecting with it on some level.

The author begins this short story with pleasant images and events; she captivates the audience with certain fairy-tales. For instance, a woman who is barren is suddenly blessed with child a baby girl. This fairy-tale becomes a reality when a girl who holds

Every reader could agree that the instance of fatherly abandonment is heartbreakingly tragic for the wife and children as well as a formidable burden to out-bare. Such actions truly depict the severely distressing disparity of human nature and how the heart of man can be as warm as a loving mother and as hateful and calloused as a disowning father. The author manifests Desiree's frailty in her dress as seen when, Chopin accentuates a dark atmosphere near the end of the story by symbolizing that rather than walking the . This final sentiment leaves the story with a forlorn and broken end a tragic finish. The reason for the audience's heartbreak is due to the sinister injustice done to such a pure and feeble character thrown to-and-fro by the whims of one man. The well-off Armand, who once said victimized and abandoned the sweet Desiree after being convinced that Desiree was a child black people, when he himself unknowingly came from a colored mother as is revealed in the last words of the story, Immediately the audience's heart is seized with the tragic irony. The easiest response to such story is fury because in some way everyone can relate to the horror and pain of Desiree and her circumstance on a personal level. This depicts the symbolism used as is seen in all of the small details including the colors used to illustrate the house which were not random