After putting Desiree through hell and back and allowing her to believe that she has scorned his name and cursed his family with an "injury", we come to find that it is Armand's family who is African American. His ego in this story is shocking to me because he knows that the baby will have African American genes, yet he marries Desiree and pretends to have a happy life with her. It's difficult for me to understand his thought process and why he would allow Desiree to take her life and the baby's just because of his skin color.

This reminds me of "The Yellow Wallpaper" because during this time the happiness of a woman almost completely depended on the happiness of her husband. She says that it seems like Satan has taken control over him and she could die because she is so unhappy. It's just another example of the discrimination towards women and how they were only allowed to feel a certain way when her husband feels that way. Him being away from home and being angry all the time was probably something she wasn't even allowed to discuss with others so she just bottles it up.

The beginning of their love story seems so true and carefree as if they just happened to find each other and Armand's demeanor comes off as sweet, but we read pieces like this that brings a twisted view on his character. It makes me realize how terrible the racism in this time was and how much ones personal life affected their slaves and how they would treat them. The fact that Desiree is so happy and shocked that he is not being as brutal as normal is a scary thought.