Desiree's Baby (1901)

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Author

Kate Chopin

Genre

Romance

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4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

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ISBN

1883049334 (ISBN13: 9781883049331)

Language

English

Publisher

Commuter Library

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About book Desiree's Baby (1901)

تدور أحداث القصة في لويزيانا يوم أن كانت مستعمرة فرنسية يقوم فيها البيض باستعباد السود. دزيري فتاة لقيطة تتزوج من رجل أبيض ذو وجاهة وحضوة فتنجب فتى أسود. هل كان أحد والدي دزيري أسوداً أم العكس صحيح. تثير هذه القصة العنصرية والتعذيب الذي تعرض له السود في ذلك الزمن الأسود. I had to re-read this VERY short story, as it seemed to me everything happened at once. After re-reading this tale though I was shocked by it. The intertwining of sexism and racism is remarkably horrid to read. How a woman, especially a black woman, could be ostracized by society by a man destroying their reputation. It also shows the hypocrisy of a patriarchal society also. Overall, I found this text very moralistic and accomplished for such a short story.