Armand

“But above all,” she 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.”

I could imagine Armand pacing back and forth after reading that letter. He is in a state of shock after learning the truth and starts to freak-out the more he thinks about it. He realizes that he has black ancestry and he doesn’t know how to handle it because he doesn’t accept his own race, “Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand,” she laughed hysterically. “As white as La Blanche’s,” he returned cruelly; and went away leaving her alone with their child” (pg. 3). From that sentence, I came to a conclusion that doesn’t like and want to think about the possibility of him having black ancestry. After Armand calms down, I think he would start to go into denial and try to ignore the letter until it starts eating him up completely. I think he will eventually except the truth but keep it a secret for the rest of his life. I also think that he will beat himself up about how he turned his back on his family and will live in regret. for the rest of his life