First off, what kind of man loves a woman oh so much and then can't swallow his pride enough to even try to make things work with his wife and child. I know things are different nowadays but still-- He says he doesn't care about where she came from and then BAM! Nope, not anymore.
I love love loved the ending (well, besides Desiree deciding to kill herself and her child instead of going home to the people who truly loved her). I can't say it was a huge surprise with all the hints toward Armand's dark skin, but it was a nice little twist of karma slapping Mr.Pride in the face.
I kind of wish she had gone on further to tell us how Armand felt when he found out about his background. I wonder if things would have been different if Desiree hadn't been so quick to let go of it all. If she had gone home, would he have gone after her to try to fight for her love? Or would he burn all the proof of this African American background and go on to start a new life in denial?
An academic article I found is The Infernal Desire Machines in Anne Thackeray Ritchie’s Bluebeard’s Keys and Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” and it is based on "Bluebeard's Keys" and "The Bloody Chamber". I think the article sounds interesting because it is comparing the two tales, much like we did in class after reading the two stories (Although, this is a different version of Bluebeard). I really enjoyed reading the two tales and think it would be interesting to see others views and comparisons of similar stories,
Find the article here:http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.pegleg.park.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=20835c96-0925-4554-b97f-b8ca45814368%40sessionmgr4004&vid=3&hid=4208
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