Desiree's Baby Literary Analysis

Desiree’s Baby

In the story, “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin, the author uses the elements of the short story to rely her points of view about society. These elements help to enhance the story’s conflict by creating tension and excitement for the reader. There are 5 major parts consist of the character, setting, plot, conflict, and them. The first important part of a short story is the characters. “A character is a person, or sometimes even an animal, who takes part in the action of a short story or other literary work.” One of the most important characters in the story is Desiree’, who 's the baby’s momma and daughter of Madame Valmondé. Desiree who is the main character the story has a baby who is the main reason for all those conflicts

He 's also a big reason for the story 's them because of the situation he was put in the, " that the child is not white; it means that you are not white."(Chopin) Madame Valmondé who is another main character and is the women who raised Desiree as a child. She has not seen Desirée or the baby for months so she doesn 't know what 's coming to her from Armand and Desirée, "My own Desirée: come home to Valmondé, back to your mother who loves you, come with your child."(Chopin) Madame is a big favor to Desirée and her feelings towards the situation. Another major important to plot a short story is the setting. Setting is the time and place in which the story happens; authors often use descriptions of landscape,scenery,buildings,seasons or weather to provide a strong sense of the setting.()In the short story, "Desiree 's Baby" the setting is taken in Louisiana before the american civil war. Most of the story 's setting is held in desiree’s house where she is having all these different situations,” He absented himself from home; and when there, avoided her presence and that of her child, without excuses.”(Chopin) Another important setting to the story is

The last and most important part of a short story is the theme which is the main idea of any story. The theme is the central idea or belief in a short story. Like many other Americans in the mid-teenth century south. Armand bases the worth of the child primarily on his race and gender. Desireè who tries to convince her mother and husband that the baby is there 's but because of the situation back in the days of racism they 're in denial because of the baby 's skin color. "Although Armand 's manner soften after the child is born, his demeanor remains in a question throughout the story, he coldly but gently loosened her fingers from about his arm and thrust the hand away from him."(Chopin) As Desireè observes her husband 's actions she still denies the situation and her husband 's words when she 's told. After all these arguments he became sullen and cruel, and.makes it knows that his wife and