Analysis of Kate Chopin’s Desiree’s Baby & The Awakening

Analysis of Kate Chopin’s Desiree’s Baby & The Awakening
Both of Kate Chopin’s works focus on the choices and pressures that both of the main characters endure throughout the stories. Both women were powerless against their male counterparts. Chopin delves deep into the personal thoughts and desires of her characters, especially married women.
Chopin investigates the social perceptions of women in the 19th Century. She challenged the chauvinistic views of society during the time period. Her stories were critically disapproved by the public.
Chopin’s genre of writing focuses on naturalism. “The basic premise of naturalism is that the thoughts, emotions, and actions of men and women are determined by forces beyond their control: nature, heredity, and social forces” (Barton & Hudson, 1997, p. 117). A main theme in both works is the main characters becoming victims of faith.
In Desiree’s Baby, Desiree is asked to take her child and leave her hus...