Boon Hogganbeck's Grandmother

Submitted by rlcoleman@usout... on Sat, 2015-01-31 21:14
Text: 
"The Old People"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Grandmother of Boon Hogganbeck
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Boon Hogganbeck's Grandmother
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Grandmother of Boon Hogganbeck
Race: 
Indian
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Indian Tribal Member
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Dead
First Mentioned: 
Fishing Camp|Hunting Camp in "The Old People" (Location)
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

The name of Boon Hogganbeck's grandmother is not mentioned in "The Old People." She is identified by her tribe, Chickasaw. She had sexual relations with at least one white male, and her miscegenated progeny also had sexual relations with at least one white as the narrator says that the "blood" in Hogganbeck's family line "had run white since" his grandmother's sexual relationship Boon's white grandfather (203).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
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