Ignorance Exposed In 'Desiree's Baby'

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Society has been very judgemental of itself. People are rejected because of many reasons. Some people are discriminated for their skin color, wealth, country of origin, social status, etc. Sometimes this judgement reaches people who are in love. In the story “Desiree’s Baby” the author points out that there was a systemic racism in the 19th century; the child was rejected because of his skin color and the relationship was doomed. In real life, blood is blood and is passed down by parent’s genes. People try to hide facts about their background, lifestyle, and heritage, but at some point the truth will reveal itself without any input from human life. When this happens, people turn blame on one another to justify their own outcome and believe …show more content…
When they deal with a situation that is not accepted by society then the mind begins to find fault in others to justify when all truths are not known. In today's modern society we still see the separation of human race and how it impacts all races. People tend to label different races in order to keep them below the powerful and elite. As life continues to evolve we still continue the prejudice and racism regardless of how modern society is. The color of skin will always be part of differentiating people of all walks of life. Yet as time continues to prove how people try to regain part of the elite, we still always have part of that history where we have been placed in the line of society by our ancestors and will continue as long as people can look back at history.
In the short story “Desiree's Baby” by Chopin, we see how black people are underneath the white people. We the reader see how the father blamed the mother of being black because her origins are unknown yet the one at fault is he, himself and he finally finds out the truth when all is lost. A baby who has no fault for being black is ignored and turned away and yet the truth reveals that he who punishes the black race is the one who is at fault for being the son of a black women whom he never

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