Desiree And Armand Response Paper

Response Paper #1: How Armand is being portrayed to show that racism is baseless. You can feel the tension in the air between Desiree and Armand. They loved each other with pure passion, Desiree and Armand had a beautiful baby together and as well loved her unconditionally. This was until Armand found out about Desiree’s upcoming as a child and heritage. This was in a time where blacks and whites were not considered equal, and blacks were treated unfairly to the rest of society. Armand found out that his beloved wife is black, “ He thought Almighty God had dealt cruelly and unjustly with him; and felt, somehow, that he was paying Him back in kind when he stabbed thus into his wife’s soul. Moreover he no longer loved her, because of the unconscious injury she had brought upon
Scared to ask Armand what is going through his mind she lets it go for a while, hoping the sudden feelings will vanish. “When he spoke to her, it was with averted eyes” (Chopin). Desiree clueless as to why Armand is being do distant to not only her but their baby as well. Accusing her of being of color “black” witch is disrespectful to whites in that time period. As she was also clueless of her own skin color, her mother never told her what ethnicity she came from. As much love Armand had for the two; thinking they were both white. Calling Desiree out and instantaneously losing all hope/ love he ever had for them. This is an example of Armand’s characterization towards his family. Armand wanted them both to leave the farm and to never dare return, Desiree in distress of this un-ruling act. This is unjust, to have love for a family than kicking them both to the curb because of the color of their skin, Armand was ashamed of them. The author portrays Armand as a carless person who can’t let go of his pride for the family he used to