Desiree's Baby Research Paper

Race and color is a topic that society does not like to talk about. Society is not always aware of the problems that people are facing because of this. Therefore we are not realizing that this is a problem that is still happening now a days. In the short story “Desiree’s Baby” by Chopin, she makes racism as a main focus for the reader, she uses Desiree’s relationship as an example and it is a problem that still persists is today’s society. Race is something that affected many people years ago. In the 19th century racism was a big issue. People would say that since people were a different each they would call them a different species. Which people don’t believe that’s right. People would say that because they said they saw it in the bible. By the mid 19th century race was the main thing that people would talk about. Since there were many migrations going on at that time. The black didn’t like the white and same the other was around. Like …show more content…
In the short story Armand leaves Desiree because the baby wasn’t white like him. Because of that they ended the relationship. The story shows Armand cared about how great his family will be seen because of the fact that he has a baby boy which can hold the family name. They ended the relationship because Armand’s pride was so big he didn’t want the other people to know what was going on. Armand only cared about showing off his family and power. In the 19th century married life argues that husbands controlled the sexual practices and sexuality of powerless individuals such as woman, children, and slaves. The woman’s husband’s had strict social and moral codes for them. In the story the relationship between Armand and Desiree is unequal and violent. Armand has power over her and controls her. Therefore they ended the relationship because of Armands toughts about the baby’s race. Which in the first place it wasn’t because of Desiree’s race it was because of