The change in Armand's attitude towards Desiree and the Baby in paragraph 18 of "Désirée's Baby," as written by Kate Chopin, is caused by the skin color of the newly-born baby.
- Armand married Desiree, and when their first baby was born it was black in skin color, Armand decided to abandon the wife and his child. He did not realize that it was not Desiree that had the black ancestral root.
- Kate Chopin's "Désirée's Baby" illustrates the evils of entrenched racism, gender, and hypocrisy. According to the short story, Armand was himself of black origin. But because he inherited a plantation from his family and became wealthy, who could not recognize his black ancestry.
- Unfortunately for Armand, it was not Desiree that had black ancestry. The color of their child was later traced to Armand. What an irony of fate!
Thus, Armand's attitudinal change towards Desiree and the baby can be traced to racial prejudice, misjudgment, and lack of information.
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