The theme of Kate Chopins `Desirees Baby`

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Desiree 's Baby

This short story starts with a concise account about the hidden past of Desiree . For years , Desiree 's parents , Monsieur and Madame Valmondy who were among the few wealthy Creoles in Louisiana , managed to keep the painful secret from her that she was not their biological daughter . The childless affluent Valmondy couple adopted Desiree and raised her as their own child

When Desiree turned 18 , it is such an irony that Armand Aubigny discovered her at the same place where his

father , Monsieur Valmondy found her when she was still a baby . It was love at first sight for Armand that he finally decided to court and marry Desiree . But before the two get married , Monsieur Valmondy revealed the truth to Armand that Desiree has an obscure origin ' Deeply in love , Armand just ignored Monsieur Valmondy 's revelation . The two got married and in just a short span of time they were gifted with a beautiful baby boy . Such a whirlwind romance suddenly turned gray when after three months Desiree discovers that her baby boy 's complexion was turning dark

It was the beginning of Desiree 's sufferings . One day , her mother asked her to go back to the Valmondy household . Desiree did not expect her husband to send her away . That afternoon , she decided to leave Armand and took the baby with her

Armand , on the other hand , discovered by accident the old letters of her mother to his father . One of...