The story Desiree’s Baby is about a women named Desiree who is rejected by her husband along with her son, when he realizes that their baby is biracial. Desiree’s Baby shows how gender and economic inequality mixed with racist slave culture during the antebellum period.. Kate Chopin’s use of theme shows the racism, sexism, and classism that took place during this time period.
The story takes place during antebellum or pre-civil war period on the Valmonde and L'Abri plantation in New Orleans. Desiree's husband Armand Aubigny rejects her when he finds out that their child is biracial. He blames Desiree harshly for their son having “black blood” due to a past ancestor who must of been black. His reaction shows the curl antebellum southern beliefs
The story takes place during antebellum or pre-civil war period on the Valmonde and L'Abri plantation in New Orleans. Desiree's husband Armand Aubigny rejects her when he finds out that their child is biracial. He blames Desiree harshly for their son having “black blood” due to a past ancestor who must of been black. His reaction shows the curl antebellum southern beliefs