Mr. Wilmoth

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Fri, 2016-06-24 17:26
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
Wilmoth
Display Name: 
Mr. Wilmoth
Sort Name: 
Wilmoth, Mr.
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Professional
Specific Job: 
Newspaper Editor
First Mentioned: 
Jefferson Newspaper Office|Printing Shop in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Go Down, Moses"
Biography: 

Mr. Wilmoth edits the Jefferson newspaper. He is described as "an older man, though with hair less white than [Gavin] Stevens', in a black string tie and an old-fashioned boiled shirt and tremendously fat" (355). Wilmoth helps Stevens keep word of Samuel Beauchamp's execution from reaching Jefferson and contributes a significant amount of money to bring back Beauchamp's body, saying that "even if I could help myself, the novelty will be almost worth it. It will be the first time in my life I ever paid money for copy I had already promised beforehand I will not print" (360).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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