My Love for Madam Valmonde

My favorite character from “Desiree’s Baby” is Madam Valmonde, she is the mother of Desiree. She is my favorite because even though Desiree was not actually hers and Desiree was a foundling Madam Valmonde still took her in. Even in that time period it was looked down upon to have a baby of unknown origins. When she visited Desiree when she had her baby, Madam Valmonde did not despise her daughter any less when she realized that the baby was racially mixed. She even hugged Desiree and kissed her on the cheek, a sign of a loving mother to her daughter. Another reason I loved Madam Valmonde is that when Desiree got kicked out of her marriage and house, Madam Valmonde told Desiree in a letter that she could come back home with her. And that even her baby could come live with Madam Valmonde. She was willing to risk the downfall of her own name to have her daughter stay with her. Now that is a mother’s love.