Friday, February 8, 2008
Chopin Response
The first work titled, "Desiree's Baby" was a great piece to start out with before reading "The Awakening". This piece demonstrated racism and sexism at its finest. The most interesting aspect I believe however is how Chopin chooses to unwind the extent to which this society is dominated by a patriarchal basis. It is interested to look at how the problem was quickly dismissed as being fault to the woman, because it just could not be the man! At the end we find out otherwise which contradicts this whole set up. I see this style as being consistent throughout both of her pieces. There always seems to be a struggle of will and wit. In this case the ignorance lies in the corner of Armand!
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I agree completely. I thought the best part about this piece, however, was the ending. Even though Des and her baby were the two who had to face such a devastating reality, they were the honest winners in the end. Armond, however, had a world, once in control, come crashing down on him. After reading the ending, over and over agin, I thought about the grief that he would have to live with after that. After sending his one true love away with his baby for a flaw that, in actuality, came from him. I found it interesting, to say the least. Heartbreaking, above all else.
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