Short essay on "Desiree's Baby"

"Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin depicts a marriage torn apart by the Social structure of the times. The author portrays the adverse effects of the role of race and slavery and the effects on the people of the pre-civil war south. A love between two young adults gets subjected to the trials of race and ends up a burning failure. The idea of racial obscurities is proven throughout the story. The day Desiree and Armand …

…mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with a brand of slavery." As the story concludes you are to think how Armand then feels knowing he in fact is half black. The story's symbolism of race and slavery are apparent throughout. He was black and didn't even know proving that race is only a color. Armand's outlook will change throughout the rest of his life. He regrets tomorrow more than yesterday.