Literary Analysis on Desiree's Baby
             Kate Chopin was a daring author and wrote stories about subjects that were too risqué for the people of her lifetime. In this particular story Chopin tells how Desiree's Baby is interracial even though Desiree and Armand are under the impression they are both of Caucasian descent. Throughout the story Chopin's tone remains grave and unpleasant. Chopin foreshadows the upcoming events and problems that will arise between Armand and Desiree. In Kate Chopin's short story "Desiree's Baby", Armand's pride and ignorance completely destroys his relationship between Desiree and their baby. "When she reached L'Abri she shuddered at the first sight of it, as she always did. It was a sad looking place...Big solemn oaks grew close to it and their thick leaved , far-reaching branches shadowed it like a pall." (Chopin, P.185). Chopin is describing Madame Valmonde's visit to Desiree and the baby. You get the impression Madame Valmonde was familiar with the cruelty of Armand's rule at his home. Also the words Chopin chooses to describe the dwelling are sad, and she portrays the oaks as solemn just like Desiree is at the end of the story. Desiree tells Madame Valmonde about Armand's new demeanor she says, "he hasn't punished one of them- not one of them- since the baby is born." (Chopin, P.186). Desiree is convincing herself that Armand actually loves and is devoting himself to his new family. Armand seemed so happy to have a male child that he even was more lenient on the slaves and didn't punish them at all. "What Desiree said was true. Marriage and later the birth of his son, had softened Armand Aubigny's imperious and exacting nature greatly." (Chopin, P.186). Here Chopin just backs up the statement made by Desiree simply through restating and narrating Desiree's quote shortly
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