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Armand, and Désirée are the two main characters that are talked about in the story “Désirée’s Baby.” Even though the story begins with Désirée’s mother telling the story, the story quickly switches over to the thoughts and actions of Désirée as well as her husband Armand. Armand is a round character in the story, for he undergoes a change by the end of the story. He is the only one who reaches an epiphany at the end of the story when he discovers the true facts of his mother’s origin, and that he is in fact part black. Robert D. Arner, a critic, comments, “Armand is a willful and headstrong character” [3]. Armand is also defined by both his actions and by the images clustered around him. Désirée, who is the other main character in the story, is Armand’s wife as well as mother to their child. Désirée, in contrast to her husband, is a flat character. She is consistent with her emotions and feelings toward Armand throughout the story. Even though she is deeply hurt and shocked by Armand’s reaction and behavior towards the fact that their baby is black, she still loves him at the end of the story just as she did in the beginning. She is the protagonist in the story because she is the one character who doesn’t react poorly to the fact that her baby is black. Unlike Armand, who completely blows the whole situation out of proportion, Désirée isn’t the one who has the problem. She is presented with the problem or conflict, and is not responsible for creating it. Désirée is also defin...

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