Kate Chopins Desirees Baby - The Formalistic Approach...

The Formalistic Approach to Desirees Baby Kate Chopins narrative of Desirees Daughter created a sense of ambiguity among the reader until the last few sentences of the story. However, the Formalistic Approach to Literature helps one to review the texts and notice countless relationships between the detailed components and conclusion of the story. These elements draw clues and foreshadow the events that happen throughout the duration and climax of the narrative. Close reading will help one to depict the devices used to help carry the audience through the plot and suggest the resolution. Some of the most prominent devices used by Chopin are word choice, reference, and repetition. Each of these†¦show more content†¦That sudden change from the repetition of soft subtle colors to a term that in its context has a more bold sound triggers the listeners ears. That phrase stands out and resounds in the reader’s subconscious throughout the entire plot. When Madame Valmonde reached L’Abri, she shuddred at the sight of the child â€Å"as she always did.† Foreshadow that the child had the most significance in the story was evident through this as well as the title. Furthermore, not only was Madame Valmonde puzzled by the sight of the child, so was nurse Zandrine as she turned her face to gaze across the fields to avoid the responsive look toward her on Madame Valmonde’s face after she scanned the baby. The story emphasizes the fright, sadness, and bafflement among the women concerning the child. Madame Valmonde insists that â€Å"this is not the baby† and after Desiree’s explanation admits that it indeed â€Å"has changed.† Regardless, Desiree is so overjoyed with the happiness of her husband and how he’s changed positively because of his new son that she for some dissonant reason feels fearful just as well. Within a few paragraphs, Chopin expressed tension and awe that hinted toward how the baby would serve in the story. One of allusions in â€Å"Desiree’s Baby† was the idea of abandonment. Not only