Armand’s Character in “Desiree’s Baby”
Armand in “Desiree’s Baby’ (80) starts out with him falling in love with Desiree at an early age. They have a baby and the baby’s, and the color of the baby is the color of his slaves. Armand’s feelings change after the baby is born. Armand’s character in “Desiree’s Baby” (80) is a question regarding his personality, mentality, and temper toward the “Race that is cursed with the brand of slavery” (84).
Armand’s first character is his Personality. His personality, in the beginning, was exceptionally loving and had fallen in love with her like “as if struck by a pistol shot” (81). What awoke in him was like a prairie fire, an avalanche or over any obstacle. He …show more content…
He was of the proud sort and from Louisiana and wealthy. Had owned many slaves. And when he comes to believe that Desiree is of the colored bloodline. He becomes extremely distant and believes that she has disgraced him and his family name. Not giving it a second thought that she had black blood. It had to be her because he assumed he was not black. Armand becomes very hypocritical and destructive.
Armand’s third character is his Temper. He becomes very abusive towards Desiree emotionally, psychologically, and physically violent. Because of the mixed blood, this is not acceptable. He was angry with her and when she asked if he wanted her to go, he said yes. “Yes, go” (83). “Yes, I want you to go” (83). After she and the baby disappeared. Several weeks later Armand had a huge bonfire. He provided his slaves the articles to keep the bonfire going.
Armand had a bundle of letters from Desiree that she sent to him before they were married. But there was one that was not from Desiree but from his mother to his father. She was thanking God for the love of her husband. Armand’s mother wrote, “night and day I thank the good God for having so arranged our lives that our dear Armand will never know that his mother, who adores him, belongs to the race that is cursed with the brand of slavery”