The Baby of Desire is a short story written by Kate Chopin. The action takes place in Louisiana in the 19th century. The story begins with Madame Valmonde visiting Désirée and her baby. She thinks back to her memories of Désirée as a baby: “It made her laugh to think of Désirée with a baby. Why it seemed yesterday that Désirée was just a baby herself. » This quote tells us two things. The first is that Madame Valmonde must have known Désirée as a child and is either a close friend of the family or even a member of the family herself. The second thing is that Désirée is young. The word “baby” can mean either childlike or physically young. Désirée seemed like a normal child and had a normal childhood. The third paragraph tells us more about Désirée's journey: "She had been voluntarily abandoned by a group of passing Texans." Which suggests that she had been abandoned at a very young age in front of Madame Valmonde's house. We can also read in the fifth paragraph that “she was nameless”. No one knew what his name was or what his family background was. It was just a rumor. Eighteen years later, Armand Aubigny fell in love with Désirée. From the paragraph on the first page, we can say that Armand was very proud of his last name. “What did a name matter when he could give it one of the oldest and proudest in Louisiana?” This is a very old-fashioned view. For Armand, his name was everything. There is a very strong social contrast between Désirée sans nom and Armand. Signs of racism appear in the book on page 67: “The rule of young Aubigny was also strict and his negroes had forgotten how to be happy. » Armand must have treated them very harshly and made them unhappy. His house is described as being sad and quite dreary. The second paragraph on page 67 gives the reader a description of the type of house Armand owns. There are muslins, a sofa decorated with lace, there are also slaves. Madame Valmonde's first reaction to the baby was one of shock and astonishment: "It's not the baby!" Theoretically, this doesn't matter much because babies tend to grow very quickly and their outward appearance can change very quickly. The eighth paragraph on this page gives us an idea of ​​why Madame Valmondé was so surprised when she saw the baby for the first time. "Madame Valmonde had never taken her eyes off the child. She picked him up and walked with him towards the window.