Desiree's Baby: Before The American Civil War

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The struggles and the way of life in Desiree’s Baby demonstrate the societal pressure of that time period. The language, time, and even scene help connect the story in a way that creates a plot in time. Desiree’s baby is a short story that contains a lot of meaning and power behind it, and even demonstrates the irony of believing something false.The story can be interpreted in a lot of different ways but most of the ideas are similar or have some sort of connection. This text is written in “before the American Civil War” signifying the treatment and social difference between slaves and ordinary white people. The story is bigenned by presenting Desiree, a nameless, small, innocent child abandoned; with no origin whatsoever. This however, does not stop Madame Valmonde from taking her in. Many believed that “she had strayed there in her own accord…or…she had been purposely left by a party of Texans, whose canvas-covered wagon…crossed the ferry that Coton Mais…, just below the plantation”. Wagons were used back in the late days, and the wording is mostly used in the late years; signifying the old days. …show more content…
Armand instantly wanted to marry her but her mother wanted him to consider it carefully; more specifically her origin. Judging by that way the situation is going we can tell that Desiree's unknown origin is a bit of a big deal. However Armand replies by saying “What did it matter about a name when he could give her the oldest and proudest of Louisiana”, this quote exemplifies that his name was powerful at this time. He was also a plantation owner, “Young Aubigny’s rule was a strict one, too, and under it his negroes have forgotten how to be gay…”. He was strict with the slaves and they knew no happiness whatsoever by his side. Armand did not care that Desiree was an orphan for his name could change her status ,however, she had to
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