English Flashcards
PARAGRAPH 1 QUOTES 1
For the girl grew to be beautiful and gentle, affectionate and sincere-the idol of Valmonde
This is in the exposition
the physical imagery of an idol can be compared to an idol such as a cross or something that is praised and adored just as an idol is worshipped and praised so too is desire
Comparison-foreshadowing her delicacy as and idol and how it falters further into the story
PARAGRAPH 1-QUOTE 2
“as if struck by a pistol shot, the wonder was that he had not loved her before”
Imagery-pistol shot( his love for desired being compared to something extremely
destructive) this also foreshadows his destructive nature just as a pistol shot is destructive and fatal so too is his love for desiree.
PARAGRAPH TWO QUOTE 1
“the young mother was recovering slowly and lay full length in her soft white muslins and laces”
white signifying innocence and purity
Displays desires innocence like an angel
calm before the storm
PARAGRAPH 2-QUOTE 2
“Yes, the child has grown- has changed,” Madame Valmonde said slowly “as she replaced it beside its mother “What does Armand say?” “ Desirees face then becomes suffused with a glow that was happiness itself”
what does Armand say
-signifying desires happiness relies on Armands
-she feels blessed because of how happy she is
the child has grown and changed slowly, and the realisation of the child’s ancestry and race.
PARAGRAPH THREE-QUOTE1
“the baby was 3 months old when desired awoke one day to the conviction something was menacing her peace”
“when he frowns she trembles but loved him when he smiles she asked no greater blessing from god”
Turning point menacing-unsettling
the reoccurring idea that desires happiness relies on Armands
PARAGRAPH 3 QUOTE 2
“tell me what this means” she cried despairingly” “It means he answered lightly “The child is not white, you are not white”
this is the climax where we come to the assumption of desires race and that of her being of black ancestry signifying a change in n the story and the end of the happiness and marriage of Desiree
PARAGRAPH 4-QUOTE 1
She walked across a deserted field, where the stubble bruised her tender
feet, so delicately shod, and tore her thin gown to shreds.
She disappeared among the reeds and willows that grew thick along the banks of
the deep, sluggish bayou; and she did not come back again.
. . . . . . . . .
She no longer represents the idol of Valmonde or the identity she used to have, that she spent so long creating and now it has all come crumbling down”
PARAGRAPH 4 QUOTE 2
“but above all, she wrote night and day I thank good god for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery”
Denovemet-the close to the story showing Armands true identity and the conclusion of the story.
