Armand sat with the letter in his hand, unable to move, unable to think. As he gathers his thoughts he begins to dread who he is and what he is worth. He loses sight of any reason to continue living now that his identity and value have been tarnished with the biggest betrayal he can imagine. He slowly begins to walk away from the plantation leaving everything behind and never returns. He leaves without looking back, and with no thought. Upon finding out that he is black, Armand will feel self-hatred and betrayal for being lied to his whole life. He may even be in denial and pretend like he never read that letter. Continuing the existing tone of this story I would have him write a letter to Desiree to apologise for the way he treated her and their baby out of embarrassment and shame.
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Hi Alkasti! I like how Armand doesn’t realize he’s the problem in your alternate ending. He still believes that being black is a negative thing and that he should flee rather than accept that there is nothing wrong with him. It gives it an unexpected finale. In the reading, it says, “And the very spirit of Satan seemed suddenly to take hold of him in his dealings with the slaves” (Chopin 4). As you mentioned, the tone would continue- he treats his own people brutally and doesn’t accept who he is.