Desiree's Baby

Armand was the happiest he could be when Desiree had their son. He always had a smile on his face and even treated his slaves better. Desiree was as happy as she could ever be with her family. She said that Armand was the proudest father in the parish. But that all changed when their baby’s skin showed to be a little too dark for Armand’s liking. Since their baby’s skin was dark, he had to have some black in him, and Armand blamed that “blackness” on his wife. Even though Desiree’s skin was lighter and her hair bone straight Armand placed all faults on her.
Since Desiree was said to be black, Armand lost all love for her. If that was so easily acquired Armand probably didn’t love his wife in the first place. Real love accepts flaws, and looks past faults. Real love also trusts. Armand did not trust his wife when she assured him that she was not at all black. He still resented her and their child and did not show them anymore affection.
It is easy for us to resent others for what we see wrong in them, until we see it in ourselves. Armand was the one that was actually black, but he accused his wife of this and hated her for it. It is easy to look at others in disdain and to punish them for our dislikes. It is easy to criticize and hate people for our own reasons, until we realize we have the same faults, and do what we dislike, and say what we hate to hear, and do what we hate to see done.
If Armand could not accept his wife when he thought she was black, I wonder if he will accept himself now that he knows he’s of the same race he hates. Most likely he will accept it, and look over it within himself because it is himself. He will most likely still hold his head high and feel superior. He will still look down on the “niggers”, and hate their race, because we as people are hypocrites. We do the things we talk down on; we are the things we pity. Bu deep down Armand will now that he is no better than those of his “kind”. He will lie down at night and hate himself.
The reason Chopin wrote this story in this manner was to open the eyes of the people and reveal our ways. To show how we will let small things take away our happiness. To show that we let things that are minor come into our lives and change it drastically. Armand let a “drop” take away is family and his happiness. This is something found in all people. This writing gives the reader the wide eye on human nature.