Désirée‘s Baby
-Summary-
The following summary of the short story „Désirée’s Baby“
, written by Kate Chopin, is about theeffect of racial segregation in the 19th century.The reader gets to know Désirée, an adopted woman with unknown origin, which has now a baby onher own. The father of the baby, Armand Aubigny, is part of a wealthy Creole family in Louisiana.Three months after the baby is born, Armand realizes, that it does not have the same skin colour asthe other rich people in Louisiana do.He notices, that the baby has a darker complexion, similar to the one, the slaves have.
Because of Désirée’s unknown origins, Armand deduces that
she is partly black. Because of that fact,Armand insists, that Désirée leaves for good. Her foster mother, Madame Valmondé, advices her togo back to Valmondé estate. She takes the baby and walks away. She is never seen again.Some weeks later, Armand finds a letter of his mother, which clearly proves, that she was a black. Itsays that the baby is black, because of its origin
Désirée‘s Baby
-Summary-
The following summary of the short story „Désirée’s Baby“
, written by Kate Chopin, is about theeffect of racial segregation in the 19th century.The reader gets to know Désirée, an adopted woman with unknown origin, which has now a baby onher own. The father of the baby, Armand Aubigny, is part of a wealthy Creole family in Louisiana.Three months after the baby is born, Armand realizes, that it does not have the same skin colour asthe other rich people in Louisiana do.He notices, that the baby has a darker complexion, similar to the one, the slaves have.
Because of Désirée’s unknown origins, Armand deduces that
she is partly black. Because of that fact,Armand insists, that Désirée leaves for good. Her foster mother, Madame Valmondé, advices her togo back to Valmondé estate. She takes the baby and walks away. She is never seen again.Some weeks later, Armand finds a letter of his mother, which clearly proves, that she was a black. Itsays that the baby is black, because of its origin
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