Aaron sees himself in his baby

"Zounds, ye whore! Is black so base a hue?
Sweet blowse, you are a beauteous blossom, sure."
(IV, ii, 71-72)

After all his treachery, seemingly committed on a whim, it is suprising that Aaron would care enough about anyone, even his own son, to jeopardize his life as well as Tamora's. Instead of disposing of the proof of his affair, he seeks to preserve it. Yet I don't think his sympathy for the child comes from paternal instinct. Rather, in this scene, Aaron is painted as keenly aware, as well as sensitive to, the racism by which others judge him. I think that when those around him quickly resolve to kill the child, Aaron, shaken from his own experience with prejudice, can identify with the baby; he sees the contempt, similar to the resentment me has experienced, with which the baby is held, and seeks to save it. I also feel we can point to the racism Aaron has dealt with as a source of his treachery. He has been cruelly treated by those around him, and through treachery, he has been able to ascend the social hierarchy while at the same time enacting revenge.