1. The Works of Kate Chopin
... . Eventually Chopin revealed that Armand was the one that carried the black genes that were passed on to the child, but because Desiree was constrained by the restrictions of her sex, she was blamed for the "unconscious injury she had brought upon Armand's home and his name" (Chopin). Although, between Desiree and Armand, Desiree was the lighter skinned one ... . In conclusion, Kate Chopin's works, for example, "Desiree's Baby" and "Story of an Hour" showed me that during that era women were treated as property. Both stories showed instances of slavery and although the kinds of slavery va...
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