Unnamed Salesman
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Salesman
Sort Name:
Unnamed Salesman
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Middle Class
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Sales and Service
Specific Job:
Salesman
First Mentioned:
Other Texts:
Biography:
Although he likes to think of himself as practical and smart, this salesman falls for Lucas' story about buried treasure and even ends up renting the machine from Lucas to search for the money on his own. He is Lucas' foil in the search, and he thinks because he is white and Lucas is black, he himself will triumph: "the shrewd, suddenly attentive face of the young white man, the absolutely impenetrable face of the Negro" (229).
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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