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Désirée’s Baby Kate Chopin
Desiree's Baby ●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 Kate Chopin ●●● ●●●● ● The author o a forerunner of feminist authors Two short story collections: Bayou Folk(1894) and a Night in Acadie(1897) e Some of [chopin s] work is equal to the best that has been produced in France or even in America She displayed] what may be described as a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius. (Fred Lewis Pattee, 1915)
Désirée’s Baby Kate Chopin ⚫ The author ⚫ A forerunner of feminist authors. ⚫ Two short story collections: Bayou Folk (1894) and A Night in Acadie (1897). ⚫ “Some of [Chopin's] work is equal to the best that has been produced in France or even in America. [She displayed] what may be described as a native aptitude for narration amounting almost to genius.” (Fred Lewis Pattee, 1915)
Desiree's baby ●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 Kate Chopin ●●● ●●●● ● Background The idea of slavery and the atmos phere of plantation life was a reality in Louisiana. The possibility of one having a mixed background was not unheard of. Mulattos those with both black and white backgrounds were a common race in the Southern part of the nation. The issue of racism that the story brings up was an indispensable truth in 19th century America
⚫ Background ⚫ The idea of slavery and the atmosphere of plantation life was a reality in Louisiana. The possibility of one having a mixed background was not unheard of. Mulattos, those with both black and white backgrounds, were a common race in the Southern part of the nation. The issue of racism that the story brings up was an indispensable truth in 19th century America. Désirée’s Baby Kate Chopin
Desiree's baby ●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 Kate Chopin ●●● ●●●● o Literary classification o The fact that the story leaves the moral statement ip to the reader would suggest that it is of naturalism, but the fairytale-like elements of the love story are inconsistent with either naturalism or realism Furthermore the atmosphere of the story and the characterization of armand create gothic undertones
⚫ Literary classification ⚫ The fact that the story leaves the moral statement up to the reader would suggest that it is of naturalism, but the fairytale-like elements of the love story are inconsistent with either naturalism or realism. Furthermore the atmosphere of the story and the characterization of Armand create gothic undertones. Désirée’s Baby Kate Chopin
Desiree's baby ●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 Kate Chopin ●●● ●●●● ● Themes The themes include American slavery miscegenation and the difficulty of assigning race. It could also be argued that the story is a work of early feminism The story also seems to be a transposition of De Maupassant's The Story of A Farm Girl
⚫ Themes ⚫ The themes include: American slavery, miscegenation, and the difficulty of assigning race. It could also be argued that the story is a work of early feminism. ⚫ The story also seems to be a transposition of De Maupassant's "The Story of A Farm Girl." Désirée’s Baby Kate Chopin