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Désirée's Baby

by Kate Chopin

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Désirée's Baby

Armand is primarily responsible for Désirée's presumed death in "Désirée's Baby." He cruelly casts out Désirée and their child after suspecting her of mixed race, driven by societal prejudices and...

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Désirée's Baby

Désirée avoids the main road and chooses her attire as symbols of her rejection by society after her husband Armand accuses her of being black and disowns her. Despite her adoptive mother's offer of...

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