Armand Aubigny
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Armand Aubigny is a wealthy Louisiana plantation owner in Kate Chopin’s short story “Désirée’s Baby,” known for his harsh, authoritarian nature and tragic role in the tale’s exploration of race and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armand Aubigny canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fictional character
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Literary character ⓘ Short story character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Désirée’s Baby ⓘ |
| appearsInCollection | Bayou Folk ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Hypocrisy
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Identity ⓘ Patriarchy ⓘ Race ⓘ Slavery ⓘ Tragedy ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Authoritarian
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Harsh ⓘ Impulsive ⓘ Proud ⓘ Racist ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| familyBackground | Wealthy slaveholding family ⓘ |
| fatherOf | Désirée’s baby ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Works of Kate Chopin ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1893 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Vogue
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surface form:
Vogue magazine
|
| gender | Male ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
|
| literaryRole |
Antagonist
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Husband of the protagonist ⓘ |
| marriedTo | Désirée ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | Drives the story’s central conflict over race and identity ⓘ |
| nationality | French Creole ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Burns Désirée’s belongings
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Orders Désirée to leave L’Abri with the baby ⓘ Rejects Désirée and their child when he believes they have Black ancestry ⓘ |
| occupation | Plantation owner ⓘ |
| owns | L’Abri plantation ⓘ |
| parentage | Son of the Aubigny family ⓘ |
| plotRevelation | Learns from a letter that he himself has Black ancestry ⓘ |
| relationshipToBaby | Father ⓘ |
| relationshipToDésirée | Husband ⓘ |
| residence | Louisiana ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | L’Abri plantation ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Patriarchal authority
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Racial prejudice in the antebellum South ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Antebellum period
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surface form:
Antebellum American South
|
| treats | Enslaved people harshly ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.