“The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a story that depicts the lack of freedom of women in the 19th century. Women had no rights and had to provide for all their husbands' needs. Most men thought women were so fragile that they couldn't manage their own lives. The story is certainly a direct example of the prevalent presence of oppression in today's times. The main character of "The Story of an Hour" is a woman named Mrs. Mallard, who suffers from heart problems. A woman who learns of her husband's untimely death seeks solitude in which she reflects on the incident and its implications. She has a life-changing/life-giving revelation, and sees all the new hope and exhilaration that had accompanied this experience ruined when she illustrates man's dominance over woman. Since Désirée meekly accepts to be governed by Armand and Armand considers Désirée his possession, the master/slave relationship that exists between Armand and Désirée is undeniable. The protagonist is a white woman named Désirée, of unknown origin and birth, as she was found abandoned as a baby on the doorstep of an aristocrat. Eighteen years after her discovery, she and a fellow aristocrat, Armand Aubigny, fell in love and married. They soon have a child, but conflict arises when it is discovered that the child is black. The young family is destroyed when the baby's father, Armand, refuses to accept the child. In “The Baby of Desire,” Chopin demonstrates through Armand’s conflicts how weak humans conform to environmental norms. Through the ironic ending where Armand discovers that he is the donor of the black gene, Chopin teaches the danger of being a weak individual: Armand is punished for his weakness by Désirée, a woman he once loved, leaving while carrying the knowledge that he belongs to a race that he himself hates. Chopin challenges all humans to strive for individuality and self-esteem, lest they too become victims of their own weaknesses. Throughout the story, Kate Chopin uses symbolism to convey her themes of race and