Desiree's Baby Literary Analysis
Joshua Harrell
Mrs. Royal
ENG 232 oN
2/3/14
A Response to Desiree’s Baby The literary work of Kate Chopin in “Desiree’s Baby” is very unique and very capturing at that. Kate Chopin’s message in the story is very clear and consists of very hasty and belligerent decisions and judgments made by the characters involved. The most captivating thing about this story is the fact that the author takes a very complex and unstable storyline that should be told in a much longer fashion, and portrays it in only a few pages. The storyline’s span is a few years yet she captures all of the most intriguing and intense moments of the story in only a few pages. This is a remarkable feat to accomplish for any author.
Chopin took very diverse topics such as hate, racism, and a very strict social environment to the next level in the story. Also, the topic of love and the ideas behind it are thought about and discussed intensely in a very short amount of time. These ideas are being discussed because of one individual, who is, Desiree’s baby. The reason for this is because the baby has a very unusual appearance. The problem is that the baby has a slightly darker look to it, …show more content…
Armand feels like he has been lied to all along and that she never truly cared about him. He felt like she had brought shame upon himself and his family name. Because of the feelings Armand was having, he did nothing to stop Desiree as she walked out the door. Even the realization that Desiree was carrying his child away with her did not affect Armand. All he wanted was to be left alone. It was then a few weeks later that Armand learned the truth behind it all in a letter written by his mother. This letter was written to his father, and proclaimed that Armand would never know that he comes from a race with the history of slavery. Armand hides this letter from everyone, including himself, by letting it turn to
Mrs. Royal
ENG 232 oN
2/3/14
A Response to Desiree’s Baby The literary work of Kate Chopin in “Desiree’s Baby” is very unique and very capturing at that. Kate Chopin’s message in the story is very clear and consists of very hasty and belligerent decisions and judgments made by the characters involved. The most captivating thing about this story is the fact that the author takes a very complex and unstable storyline that should be told in a much longer fashion, and portrays it in only a few pages. The storyline’s span is a few years yet she captures all of the most intriguing and intense moments of the story in only a few pages. This is a remarkable feat to accomplish for any author.
Chopin took very diverse topics such as hate, racism, and a very strict social environment to the next level in the story. Also, the topic of love and the ideas behind it are thought about and discussed intensely in a very short amount of time. These ideas are being discussed because of one individual, who is, Desiree’s baby. The reason for this is because the baby has a very unusual appearance. The problem is that the baby has a slightly darker look to it, …show more content…
Armand feels like he has been lied to all along and that she never truly cared about him. He felt like she had brought shame upon himself and his family name. Because of the feelings Armand was having, he did nothing to stop Desiree as she walked out the door. Even the realization that Desiree was carrying his child away with her did not affect Armand. All he wanted was to be left alone. It was then a few weeks later that Armand learned the truth behind it all in a letter written by his mother. This letter was written to his father, and proclaimed that Armand would never know that he comes from a race with the history of slavery. Armand hides this letter from everyone, including himself, by letting it turn to