Short Story #218: Desiree's Baby by Kate Chopin
Title: Desiree's Baby
Author: Kate Chopin
Summary

Reflection
I slightly anticipated the turn at the end, especially as Aubigny is descripted earlier in the book as particularly dark from his time in the sun. Coupled with that is his treatment of his slaves as an extension of his own self-loathing. I did wonder about some form of infidelity as that is a standard within Chopin but of course, this is it's own form of infidelity. The audacity of Aubigny is fascinating in that knowing about his situation, did he choose Desiree specifically because of her questionable background? Would he continue to approach love in this way?Short Story #218 out of 365
Rating: 3 (out of 5 stars)
Date Read: 7/15/2014
Source: The short story can be found at this website.
For a full listing of all the short stories in this series, check out the category 365 Short Stories a year.
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