Class Based And Criticism In Desiree's Baby By Kate Chopin

The story of Desiree’s baby was written by Kate Chopin. In Desiree’s baby, Kate Chopin offers a compelling critique of the class-based and racial prejudice. The story is about a young lady named Desiree who was abandoned with an uncertain future. Desiree was found by Madame Valmonde who adopted her as her own. Madame Valmonde and Mr. Valmonde was not bless with any children of their own they took Desiree and raise her as their own.

The story was written in 1892, which was the twenty-seven years after slavery was abolished but it took place during the time of slavery. Desiree was abandoned at a very young age, she was nameless, and she had no future ahead of her. But all that changed when Madame Valmonde and her husband discovered her in front

At the age of eighteen Desiree met a man name Armand Aubigny who fell in love with her the first time he saw her and later married her. Armand was a slave master who was proud of his family name, to Armand his name was everything. Armand rule were strict, under it his slave had forgotten how to be happy. Armand must have made them very unhappy and treated them harshly. Armand home is described as sad looking and really quite. Armand is portrayed as the man who had it all throughout this story, he was a men with a lot of pride. Armand thought because he came from a family whose name was well-known in Louisiana, he used his family as another way to get power, respect, to make him feel like a king besides being a slave owner. He thought that’s the only way he can protect his family name. Armand marry Desiree without knowing any of her backgrounds. They later had a baby boy, Armand was excited about starting a family with the woman he love. Armand was happy he even started treating his slaves different when Desiree had the

She was excited about the future of her baby and her husband. Desiree love the fact that she was able to give Armand a baby especially a baby boy. Everything was going smooth for Desiree and her husband for a period of time. But then the unexpected happened after three months the baby skin color starts to look darker. Armand went from being a happy beloved husband to an evil men, neither him nor Desiree could understand what was happening. Armand was furious he felt like he no longer loved Desiree because of the unconscious injury she had bought upon his home and his family name. By “unconscious injury” Armand refers to is the lost memory he feels like his wife has lost of her ethnicity. Armand did not want anything to destroy what he was well known for “a slave owner”. Desiree ask Armand if he wanted her and the baby to leave the house, Armand response was “yes leave”. When Desiree heard those words her whole world was shattered because the only person she ever loved was Armand, and Armand no longer loved her. Kate Chopin describe how race played a major part in people lives in the mid-1800s. racism play a major role in this story because when it was found out that the baby was mixed everything changes such as Desiree happiness and Armand mood. Armand was happy and nice to the slaves when Desiree had the baby then he saw his child growing mixed that changes his whole