In-class duality

The quote that really stood out to me on page 60 was "despite her annoyance, his words chilled her. She walked home in the late evening in panic. Her imagined shackled grew real. Her feet dragged. Occasionally she passed villagers threading their way through the woods toward the Vaudan ceremony in the hills, but she was too preoccupied to return their greeting." (Guy 60). Rosa Guy paints a vivid scene. You can imagine Désirée's shackled legs, as she slowly limps back home. You can see how the words of M. Bien connu has chained her to this place. I believe this quote also says a lot about the relationship between Désirée and the villagers. When M. Bienconnu says she must stay home, she is physically harmed by his words. She views the village as shackles, keeping her from freedom. While the rest of the villiage goes to a ceremony, she drags herself the opposite direction. She doesn't even respond to them when they say hi - she's too busy thinking about herself. In this quote, there is so much clear tension.