Napoleon
Character Key Number:
2835
Display Name:
Napoleon
Sort Name:
Napoleon
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
No
Biography:
Napoleon Bonaparte rose to prominence in France during the French Revolution. In 1804 he proclaimed himself Emperor, and undertook to wage a series of wars in order to achieve dominion over Europe. The allusion to him at the beginning of "Appendix Compson" serves as a template for several of the characters Faulkner will create: dictatorial leaders driven to expand their holdings at all costs.