In writing about the racial undertones that dictate
concerns on the part of Desiree's parents as well as on the part of her husband, Armand,
you may wish to compose a thesis that sets up a comparison/contrast. For, the reaction
that Madame Valmonde has to the prospect of Desiree not being white is certainly not the
same as the reaction of Desiree's husband, Armaud.
Thus,
there is a statement about the nature of love. Madame Valmonde does not waiver in her
maternal love for Desiree, the baby that she believed "a beneficent Providence had sent
her. For, when Desiree writes to her, she does not confirm or deny anything; she simply
tells Desiree to come home. On the other hand, Armaud who "fell in love as if struck by
a pistol shot," rejects both his wife and baby. He coldly tells Desiree he wants her to
go. Without proof of anything, he rejects her:
...he no longer loved her, because of the
unconscious injury she had brought upon his home and his
name.
Ironically, it is only
after Desiree has gone that Armaud learns the truth.
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