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The Father Of Desiree’s Baby

The Father Of Desiree’s Baby. Year 11 (English Literature). Key Themes. Chopin handles themes that were too threatening to be accepted in her own time: A woman’s search for IDENTITY LONELINESS and ISOLATION PREJUDICE. Desiree’s Baby. Desire. IDENTITY.

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The Father Of Desiree’s Baby

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  1. The Father Of Desiree’s Baby Year 11 (English Literature)

  2. Key Themes Chopin handles themes that were too threatening to be accepted in her own time: • A woman’s search for IDENTITY • LONELINESS and ISOLATION • PREJUDICE

  3. Desiree’s Baby Desire

  4. IDENTITY • In "Desiree's Baby," she explores a woman's search for identity as she examines her sense of place in a time in history when women, like blacks, had yet to gain the rights and privileges awarded to white men. Desiree appears to have no identity of her own; that becomes clear at the beginning of the story. • She is a foundling, belonging to no one. She takes on the identity of the Valmondes when they adopt her into their family, and she takes on the identity of Armand Aubigny when she becomes his wife. • How do you think her lack of identity contributes to the plot?

  5. LONELINESS + ISOLATION • Chopin illustrates these feelings when? • What is the significance of the letter writing to her mother? • What does this say about Desiree? • How do you think Armand views Desiree? • What do you think Chopin was trying to say about women in this society at the time?

  6. PREJUDICE • The themes of race and racism are integral to ‘‘Désirée's Baby,’’ for prevailing ideas of Chopin's time that African Americans were inferior to whites leads to the destruction of Désirée and her baby. Armand is confident in the superiority of his lineage and his race. He comes from ''one of the oldest and proudest [families] in Louisiana.’’ • What happens to Armand in the end of the story? • What emotions do you think he feels when he discovers it is he who is of the race ‘cursed with the brand of slavery?’ • What do you think Chopin was trying to say about the social situation of the time?

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