# Armand Aubigny — Short Fiction character guide

> Armand Aubigny in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Armand

**First appearance:** 0036-d-sir-e-s-baby

## Snapshot

A young Louisiana planter whose imperious pride and casual cruelty turn the people he loves most into casualties of his wounded name.

## Who they are

Armand Aubigny owns L'Abri and everyone on it, and he carries his authority the way he carries his family's name—absolutely. His love for his wife Désirée has always felt like a gift he conferred, and when their child's appearance threatens his standing, that love curdles into cold accusation. His refusal to soften, even as she begs him to look at her, is the engine that drives the story toward its devastating turn.

## In the story

### [Désirée’s Baby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/d-sir-e-s-baby)

The proud and imperious husband who rejects Désirée and their child upon suspecting African ancestry, only to later discover his own mixed heritage.

### [A Matter of Prejudice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/a-matter-of-prejudice)

Not present in this chapter.

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