Ringo
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Ringo
Sort Name:
Ringo
AKA:
Marengo
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Enslaved Black
Rank:
Major
Vitality:
Alive
Family:
Strother
Family (new):
First Mentioned:
Date of Birth:
Saturday, September 1, 1849 to Sunday, September 30, 1849
Real?:
No
Other Texts:
Biography:
Ringo, the same age as Bayard Sartoris, stands as Bayard's constant childhood companion. Ringo holds a special place in the Sartoris household: although a slave he is treated by the whites in some respects as one of the white children. Ringo plays in the "Civil War" childhood battles with Bayard. He takes an active part in the spotting of and the shooting at the Yankee soldier. He encourages Bayard with chants of "Shoot the bastud! Shoot him!" as Bayard aims and fires the musket. While virtually all the characters in the story refer to him as Ringo, Granny (Rosa Millard) will only address him by his full name, Marengo - which was the name of Napoleon's horse.
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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