Madame Valmondé

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Madame Valmondé is a wealthy, compassionate Louisiana plantation mistress and adoptive mother figure in Kate Chopin’s short story "Désirée’s Baby."

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Madame Valmondé canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
short story character ⓘ
appearsIn "Désirée’s Baby" ⓘ
linked to: Désirée’s Baby
associatedWithAuthor Kate Chopin’s regional fiction ⓘ
linked to: Désirée’s Baby
authorNationality American (via creator Kate Chopin) ⓘ
concernFor Désirée’s baby ⓘ
well-being of Désirée ⓘ
countryOfOriginOfWork United States ⓘ
createdBy Kate Chopin ⓘ
culturalContext Southern plantation culture ⓘ
familyRole mother figure to Désirée ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Kate Chopin’s works ⓘ
linked to: Kate Chopin
gender female ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryMovement American realism ⓘ
medium prose fiction ⓘ
moralFunctionInText embodies compassion and maternal care ⓘ
narrativeFunction highlights themes of race and family in "Désirée’s Baby" ⓘ
nationalContext Louisiana, United States ⓘ
linked to: Louisiana
occupation plantation mistress ⓘ
personalityTrait compassionate ⓘ
maternal ⓘ
relationship adoptive mother of Désirée ⓘ
residence Louisiana plantation ⓘ
roleInWork supporting character ⓘ
settingContext Creole society in Louisiana ⓘ
socialStatus wealthy ⓘ
timePeriod antebellum American South ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Désirée’s Baby → mainCharacter → Madame Valmondé ⓘ
Monsieur Valmondé → marriedTo → Madame Valmondé ⓘ
Désirée → adoptedBy → Madame Valmondé ⓘ