Short Fiction · Character
Alcée Laballière
A quick-tempered young planter whose stubborn independence and taste for mischief make him the most dangerous man at any 'Cadian ball.
supporting
Also known as Alcée, Mista Alcée
First appearance: At the ’Cadian Ball
As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Alcée Laballière is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
The handsome planter who flirts with Calixta at the ball, but is called away by his cousin Clarisse after a prior emotional crisis over his ruined rice crop and rejected love.
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Alcée Laballière is a prosperous sugar and rice planter whose hot temper and restless charm unsettle every gathering he enters. When gossip accuses him of preferring mulatto company, he answers by defiantly seating the…
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- Other
Character groups
- Passion, rejection, and courage
- Return, secrets, and passion
- Protagonist
- Family secrets and hidden desires
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- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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See Alcée Laballière in At the ’Cadian Ball