Jesus

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2014-08-17 09:17
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Character Key: 
Jesus 1
Display Name: 
Jesus
Sort Name: 
Jesus
Parent: 
Mary
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Born-and-Dies
First Mentioned: 
The Biblical World in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Other Texts: 
The Mansion
Biography: 

The Rev. Shegog's Easter sermon is an abbreviated account of the birth and death of Jesus, the sacrificial "lamb" in the phrase he repeats about having "de blood en de ricklicksun of de Lamb" (297). Shegog "sees" "de little Jesus" on Mary's lap and the crucified "least of these" on the cross (296).

Ontological Status: 
Literary/Mythic/Biblical
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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