Over the years there have been many variations of ideas about race, class and culture based on different factors. In the past people's opinions were not exactly the same as today. Ideas that women belonged in the kitchen or that African Americans were an inferior race were common. These views were very popular at the time of Kate Chopin's book "Desiree's Baby". Chopin's book explores the controversial areas of race and class, as well as touching on the topic of culture. “Desiree's Baby” shows Desiree's life from a child to adulthood. Young Desiree was found alone on the street by a rich family. Even in an era where race and class mattered to the wealthy, a wealthy couple took in young Desiree without knowing her ancestral background. Desiree lived a good life with her family. The story then shifts to when Desiree was a young adult and falls in love with Armand Aubigny. Armand also comes from a rich background and still falls in love with Desiree without knowing her racial background. Eventually, the young couple has a baby but, to their surprise, the baby comes out with African features. Armand is not happy and rethinks whether he has African origins or perhaps had a relationship with a slave. Desiree's mother offers to let her and the baby come back and stay with them, but when Desiree leaves she disappears and is never seen again. Later, Armand discovers that it may not have been Desiree who carried African roots but himself, on his mother's side. Overall, Chopin's work examines controversial issues of race, class, gender, and culture using irony and plot to infer opinions on these topics. Chopin establishes the inferiority of African Americans... in the center of the card. .....race, class, gender and culture were very important at that time and Chopin makes sure to address these issues. Whenever someone reads a book, they can delve into the history and find many ideas and beliefs of the people of that time. Works Cited Chopin, Kate. Desiree's baby. Voices among women. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin, 2009. 93-98. Print."Culture." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com and Web. 01 March 2014.Korb, Rena. "Critical Essay on 'Désirée's Baby'." Short stories for students. Ed. Jennifer Smith. vol. 13. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. Literature Resource Center. Network. March 01, 2014.Toth, Emily. "Kate Chopin and Literary Convention: 'Désirée's Baby'." in Southern Studies 20.2 (Summer 1981): 201-208. Rpt. in Short Stories for Students. Ed. Jennifer Smith. vol. 13. Detroit: Gale Group, 2001. Literature Resource Center. Network. 01 March. 2014.