This story takes place during the Civil War, and a mixed-race relationship is forbidden. In the old south, a bloodline is very important to the statues of family and their social placement to maintain the purity of the family, and in the Aubiny family this means secretly. Fortunately, Armand's mother and father move to Paris where they can live together freely, and they are able to shield Armand away from the discrimination of the people from Louisiana. .
When Armand meets Desiree, he doesn't mind that she is adopted or that her origin is unknown. "Armand looked into her eyes and didn't care. He wanted to give her one of the oldest and proudest names in Louisiana (178)." Only until Desiree confronts Armand about the baby's features, he becomes obsessed with not wanting a mixed-race child. Armand argues to Desiree about the child's skin color, and he feels that since the child is not white Desiree cannot be white either (180). Since Armand is convinced that the tainted blood comes from Desiree's family, he is able to cast them away. Armand blames Desiree, and he says that he "no longer loves her anymore because of the unconscious she has brought upon his home and name (180)." Armand's shunning of Desiree and the baby is not only an attempt to pay back God for the tragedy, but also in a way paying back the people that Armand feels is to blame. At the end of the story Armand feels as if he should uncontaminate himself, and his families name by destroying the personal belongings of Desiree and the babies. Armand orders his slaves to build .
a large bonfire on the grounds of the estate, as a way of uncontaminating himself and his family's name. He feels as if he should cleanse himself of the regrettable misfortune that Desiree brought upon him. .
Desiree is the last person to realize that her precious child has bearing traits from a different race. She finally makes the discovery when she compares her child to LaBlanches.
There are many problems in today's society. One major problem is unwanted pregnancy. Some teenagers are sexually active and are not seeking birth control help because they are concerned that their parents will find out or will not agree for them to be sexually involved. Most young peopl...
In Roman times, abortion and destruction of unwanted children was permissible. ... There is nothing more pitiable that an unwanted fetus becoming an unwanted baby an unwanted baby becoming an unwanted child, then an unwanted child becoming an embittered adult. But few would think it right to kill or have killed an unwanted baby to prevent it from becoming an unwanted child. Then how can they think it right to kill an unwanted fetus, even more defenseless than a newborn baby just because it may grow into an unwanted child? ... Killing in any form is not the solution to so-called unwanted h...
In Roman times, abortion and destruction of unwanted children was permissible. ... There is nothing more pitiable that an unwanted fetus becoming an unwanted baby an unwanted baby becoming an unwanted child, then an unwanted child becoming an embittered adult. But few would think it right to kill or have killed an unwanted baby to prevent it from becoming an unwanted child. Then how can they think it right to kill an unwanted fetus, even more defenseless than a newborn baby just because it may grow into an unwanted child? ... Killing in any form is not the solution to so-called unwanted h...
First of all, prevention is key in stopping unwanted pregnancies. ... Almost all women between the ages of 13 and 50 share some risk of unwanted pregnancy. Each year, over 90% of sexually active women will succeed in preventing unwanted pregnancy during each menstrual cycle. ... Almost all women between the ages of 13 and 50 share some risk of unwanted pregnancy. ... Not all unplanned pregnancies are unwanted. ...
Mother Teresa said, " Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty." ... Being lonely and having the feeling of being unwanted means being not loved. ... In other words, he feels unwanted in his life. ... Mother Teresa's quote, " Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty " applies to the novel because Curley's wife felt unloved and Crooks felt unwanted. ...
Nobody here wants there to be unwanted children in this city, and in this country, and also in this world. There is nothing more pitiable or heat rending that an unwanted fetus becoming an unwanted babe or an unwanted babe becoming an unwanted child, or an unwanted child becoming an embittered adult. But few would think it right to kill or have killed an unwanted baby to prevent it from becoming an unwanted child. How can they think it right to kill an unwanted fetus, even more defenseless than a newborn babe, just because it may grow into an unwanted child? ... Killing in any form is not the...
Bringing an unwanted child into the world is unfair to the innocent child and the woman. The government has no valid reason in bringing an unwanted life into the world. ... In many cases of unwanted pregnancies, the women are not married. ... The creation of unwanted children should not happen. ... It becomes the responsibility of the government to take care of these unwanted children. ...
Bringing an unwanted child into the world is unfair to the innocent child and the woman. The government has no valid reason in bringing an unwanted life into the world. ... In many cases of unwanted pregnancies, the women are not married. ... The creation of unwanted children should not happen. ... It becomes the responsibility of the government to take care of these unwanted children. ...
