1. Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin
The Baby: Male child of Armand and Desiree - notices several months after his birth that his physical characteristics are those of a person of mixed racial ancestry. ... Cummings. © 2010 When Madame Valmonde drives over to see Desiree and her baby for the first time in a month, she remembers when Desiree was a baby. ... Themes Racism and Gender Bias Like many other American men of the mid-nineteenth century South, Armand Aubigny bases the worth of a person primarily on his or her race and gender. Women are subordinate to men, he believes, and persons with a black in their f...
- Word Count: 2905
- Approx Pages: 12
- Grade Level: High School