... loves her. Now it is her time to suffer, he thinks, and well she should. Without changing out of her slippers and white gown, Desiree fetches her baby from the nurse and walks away, out into the late-afternoon sun of the October day. Rather than following the road to Valmonde, she goes through stubbly fields that hurt her feet and tear at her gown. Weeks later ... Valmonde; back to your mother who loves you. Come with your child." Climax The climax occurs when Desiree realizes that her baby is of mixed racial heritage. This moment precipitates the tragic events that follow. Foreshadowin...

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• Grade Level: High School