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INTRODUCTION                Kate Chopin (1850-1904), born Katherine O’Flaherty, was an American writer best known for her short stories about the inner lives of daring women. Her short stories were well received in her own time and were published by Vogue magazine. She became well known when she attracted scholars and students around the world. Her works have been translated into other languages such as Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, etc. “Desiree’s baby”, which is what I’m going to analyze, appear in countless editions and are embraced by the public for their sensitive, elegant, poetic pictures of women’s lives.             Desiree’s Baby was first published on January 14, 1893 by Vogue magazine. It is a story about Desiree, an abandoned girl found and adopted by the Valmonde family without knowing her background. The story takes place in Louisian...

In the short story of Desiree’s Baby, written by Kate Chopin. This story was written on November 24,1892, which was published in Vogue on January 14,1893. The story takes place in Louisiana that the set before the American Civil War, the story is one of Kate Chopin story sets before the war. The story explores the psychological impact of slavery and racial inequality in that era. In this essay aims to explain the slavery that occurred in this story.           Kate Chopin often describe her writings on her own life experiences in the southern United States in the 19th century. Therefore, the story of Kate Chopin show in terms of plantation life before the war and issues of class, race and gender. In that era, slavery was illegal and people who have black ancestry were treated like animals. In this era, human values in their social status seen by the color of their skin. The story is pushed further in the critique of racism, which desi...

Introduction Kate Chopin, who reached her creative peak in the late nineteenth century, wrote about issues that wouldnot take social focus until many years after her death."Desiree's Baby" written in 1893 is the short story for which Chopin is most well known.reviewers particularly appreciated Chopin's remarkable evocation of Cajun Louisiana. Today, however, readers and critics find "Desiree's Baby" to be much more than an examination of a distinct cultural place. Though brief, the story raises important issues that still plagued Chopin's South, particularly the pervasive and destructive yet ambiguous nature of racism. The story also questions the potential fulfillment of womans identity a subject that fascinated the unconventional Chopin. In her portrayal of Desiree, a woman whose self-worth and self-exploration is intrinsically linked to that of her husband, Chopin opened the door to her lifelong query into a woman's struggle for a place...

Desiree is an adopted by Madame Valmonde he found her lying in the shadow of the big stone pillar in Louisiana and tookcare of her. But people said that the baby probably is partly of Texas but she don’t care about his origin. She just hope the baby grew to be beautiful and gentle. In this time the different race is the disgusting things because of the black skin always be a slaves.   When Desiree   was eighteen years old she married with Armand Aubigny, he fallen in loved when he saw Desiree standing in stone pillar where is the place she found. Madame Valmonde had asked Armand to ensure Desiree origin ,but he didn’t care because he immediately fallen in loved with Desiree. As if struck by a pistol shot the way all Aubigny fallen in loved. Desiree has baby boy , she is very happy she takecares the baby very well with the slaves. Unntil the baby is three month she felt astonished there is something wrong with her baby. And she asked Armand what happened with their bab...