KateChopin—DésiréesBaby.docVIP

Kate Chopin—“Désirée’s Baby” 1892 PLOT: Madam Valmondé riding over to see Désirée baby on a beautiful day hadn’t seen her in 4 weeks remembers - Désirée = foundling = an abandoned baby of unknown parentage toddler left “in the shadow of the big stone pillar (at gateway to plantation) found by Monsieur Valmondé (out riding) awoke in his arms cried for “Dada” ( love at 1st sight explanations: wandered there “prevailing belief” = left by Texans (canvas-covered wagon seen on the ferry) Madam V: sent by God given to loved by Madam Valmondé as child she never had TIME JUMP #1: 18 years later