Unnamed Negro Cousin of Roth's Mistress

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:31

Just before the young woman enters the tent at the end of the "Delta Autumn" chapter, Ike McCaslin sees, "sitting in the stern" of the boat that brought her to the camp, "a Negro man" (339). The boat is his, and he is the woman's "cousin," though unlike his, her race is not immediately apparent (342). When Ike learns that the young woman is descended from James Beauchamp, he might have realized that this cousin of hers is also a relative of his - part of the extended McCaslin-Beauchamp-Edmonds family - but that is not made explicit in the chapter.

Go Down, Moses, 343 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:28
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Go Down, Moses, 343 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:22
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Go Down, Moses, 343 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:17
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Go Down, Moses, 343 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:14
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Go Down, Moses, 342 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 15:11
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Go Down, Moses, 342 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 14:49
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Go Down, Moses, 341 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 14:47
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Go Down, Moses, 341 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 14:44
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Go Down, Moses, 341 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-09-09 14:41
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