How did Chopin's use of flashbacks and memories establish the climax of the story? What did it make you as the reader think when you read about Desiree's childhood and past? (hint think of how and why Chopin establishes Desiree's background)

Read the opening lines of sojourner truth's speech "ain't i a woman? " well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. i think that 'twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. but what's all this here talking about? what tone do these lines convey?