Search results
Read the full text of Desiree's Baby, a classic tale of racial prejudice and tragic fate by Kate Chopin. The story follows the life of Désirée, a Creole woman who marries into a wealthy French family and faces the consequences of her unknown origin.
A short story by Kate Chopin about a white plantation owner and his wife who adopt a mixed-race baby girl, Désirée, and later discover that their son Armand has a dark complexion. The story explores themes of fate, identity, and racism in the post-Civil War South.
“Désirée’s Baby” is Kate Chopin’s short story, set before the American Civil War, about a baby and a racial crisis between a husband and wife. For over half a century, it has been one of Chopin’s most popular stories.
Désirée is the adopted daughter of Monsieur and Madame Valmondé, who are wealthy French Creoles in antebellum Louisiana. Abandoned as a baby, she was found by Monsieur Valmondé lying in the shadow of a stone pillar near the Valmondé gateway.
A short story by Kate Chopin about a white woman who discovers that her son is mixed race and her husband rejects her. Read the full story summary, key quotes, themes, and literary devices of Désirée's Baby.
Désirée’s Baby, short story by Kate Chopin, first published in Vogue magazine in 1893 and then reprinted in her collection Bayou Folk in 1894. A widely acclaimed, frequently anthologized story, “Désirée’s Baby” is set in antebellum Louisiana and deals with slavery, the Southern social system,
Read the full text of Désirée's Baby, a short story by Kate Chopin about a Creole woman and her mysterious son. The story explores themes of race, identity, and love in the post-Civil War South.
