At the beginning Kate Chopin's Desiree's Baby, Armand seems to break stereotypical thinking by marrying a "nameless" girl into a prominent family. When Monsieur Valmonde wanted Armand to considered and find out Desiree's origin before Armand marries her, Armand states that he doesn't care about her origin. But once the baby is born and he sees that the baby is showing signs of African decent, we understand that Desiree's origin really does matter to him. Do you think when other people were telling him to be cautious of marrying her, they were afraid that she was of African decent? Or did they just want him to marry someone with a higher social status? Also when Armand states that he doesn't care about Desiree's origin, shouldn't that have included that he wouldn't care if she was of African decent? Why is it that when her origin includes being partially African, it bothers him so much?
Claire, Eugene, Reem, Theodora
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