The passage says: “Desiree had not changed the thin white dress or the slippers she wore.” I see that wearing something white is like implying that someone or something is pure. The guilt that Armand had instilled in her mind made her think that she was a black person, a black soul. On the other hand, her wearing white made it seem like she wasn't the one to blame in the story. People who were reading the story should feel some sympathy for her. Especially when her mental state was overwhelmed by her husband's words. In the story, the passage states: “He disappeared among the live oaks and willows that grew thick along the banks of the deep, sluggish bayou; and never came back." Implying that she simply committed suicide so herself and perhaps her husband would not have to face embarrassment due to the black birth