Chapters 10-16 Notes

Chapter 10:
-Desiree gets into the city
--> Surprised/awed by all of the sights and people
-Sees that everyone is wearing shoes
-->Gets scared and has anxiety attack
-->starts running, trips on the concrete, gets bruised up
-Desiree falls asleep with women on the street
-->she gets to the hotel the next day, beautiful/large
-Desiree saw vendors waiting to get through the gates, tried to reason with each one for her to pass through, they each gave her a hard time
-->Patience
-She was embarrassed, ran from the hotel back to water
-Found fruit
--> tried to sell for shoes
--> woman selling dresses was kind, fond of gods, gave her shoes and dress and comb

Chapter 11:
-With new confidence, she went back up to the hotel
-->She went to the gate and saw Daniel and his father in a car
-->French vs. creole (understanding)
-->Father did not approve of her
-->Daniel inquired
-Desiree entered the gates and spent a long time outside waiting and watching Daniel
-Daniel comes outside and lays with Desiree, she sings to him (he speaks creole)
-->brought him back inside, he falls asleep on her

Chapter 12:
-Desiree wakes up in Daniels room
-His godmother/nurse tells he to leave
-->Desiree and Daniel say no
-->Nurse reasons with them
--> Father comes in, argues, doesn't want Desiree there
-Father does not believe in gods
-->Nurse convinces him to let her stay (kinda) and she does
-Desiree soon believes she is meant to be Daniel's wife
-With all the strength Desiree was putting into Daniel, she grew weaker
--> He began to comfort her some nights
-The two fell in love
-The butterflies in Desiree's cage tried to keep escaping, she wouldn't let them
-->Held on to crippled Daniel and his love
-Nurse tells Desiree she has to go
-->Daniel says that he will go ill if she goes
--> Nurse claims the gods entrapped her
-->Daniel told the nurse to make her into a beautiful girl so his father won't say no to her
-->People gossiped, spoke of how dark Desiree was
-Desiree saw Papa Ge, got scared

Chapter 13:
-Daniel decides to unveil Desiree at a grand ball for his father's return from France
-All of the people at the party showered her in compliments
-Daniel's father would not look at her
-->Desiree danced for everyone at the party
-After the party Desiree was blinded by happiness, but snakey things started happening around her
(naive)
-The nurse told her to choose a suitor and leave Daniel but Desiree refused
-Desiree ran outside out of fear, saw papa ge in the guard, and could not catch a butterfly

Chapter 14:
-Daniel goes to Andrea's house constantly
-->leaves Desiree all by herself
-He speaks of how perfect Andrea is and Desiree laughs and agrees
-The nurse does not approve of anything and grows weary
-Daniel's father hosts a party for Andrea's return, Desiree is not invited
-Desiree witnesses Andrea's beauty, is astonished and numb
-Andrea and Daniel go to meet Desiree, and Andrea asked to "keep her"
-Desiree got put into a separate room

Chapter 15:
-Desiree grows weak and lonely
-Daniel goes south
-Nurse comes to comfort and explain that Andrea and Daniel are getting married
-Daniel comes back, explains to Desiree that he still 'loves her' and he and Andrea want to keep her
-Papa Ge shows up
-->All the gods speak through papa ge and he tells her to use the knife on Daniel
-->enraged, Desiree leaves to Daniel's room
-->Tries to kill him can't, ends up in a trap, Lucius throws her out
-->Desiree speaks to the other peasants about her story, they explain that 'thats is life'

Chapter 16:
-Desiree waits and waits for two weeks outside the gait
-She doesn't eat or sleep, only awaits Daniel
-->watches the wedding being planned/taking place
-Waves to nurse and Daniel, neither notice or respond
-Thunder roars over the island
-The two get married, and leave together
-Desiree stays there until she is dead
-Butterflies surround her, until they leave her body there dead and lifeless
-Her dead body stays until Daniel's father tell Lucius to take it away
-Her body is thrown and it starts to rain, resembling tears on her dead face