her husband and the community turn their backs on her. The action of the story takes place in the deep south in the era of slavery. Desiree is a young woman who is married to Armand Aubigny who is the affluent owner of a plantation. They eventually have a child together a baby boy who is born with a dark complexion. Armand is astounded by the news and accuses Desiree of having a racially mixed ancestry herself. They are separated because he instructs her to leave and she does so while taking their child with her.
