monde for help in explaining to everyone that she isindeed white. Valmonde did not respond to Desirees cry for help but just offered a place tostay for Desiree and the baby. This was a strong blow for Desiree who felt she was nowisolated in her fight for justice against Armands unfair allegations. The struggle Desiree wastrying to overcome was a losing one and mainly because of the power of men over women atthe time. Armand did not yield in his persecution of Desiree and the baby. His main goal wasto crush the soul of Desiree and to punish God for what he feels was his unfair treatment.Desiree finally went to Armand one last time hoping that his psychotic episode would be overbut Armand did not hesitate in telling her he wanted her and the baby to leave. The crushedand broken Desiree finally made the fateful decision that there was no other life for her andthe baby. This decision led to Desirees suicide and the babys murder alone in the bayou.There would be no social life or chance of a second family for a white woman with a black childduring this time period. Armands psychotic episode continued and he burnt everythingbelonging to Desiree and the baby or that reminded him of them. Fear was somethingArmand did not know because he always had domination over everything around him, butwith the baby being black he had social rejection to fear. It was during this episode that hediscovered a letter from his mother to his father that revealed that it was indeed he whowas black. God did carry out the final revenge with the appearance of the letter. The storytouches on several social issues that would not be talked about in specific places and times.The interracial conceiving of children, mans power over his wife, and whites power over blackswere all showed in the story. In conclusion, the struggle for women and blacks continue and with changing socialattitudes some things are improving for them, but hatred and discrimination will be ...
