Harris 3
Character Key Number:
431
Display Name:
Harris 3
Sort Name:
Harris 3
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In both "Barn Burning" and The Hamlet this Mr. Harris is the farmer who brings Ab Snopes to trial after a dispute between them over a hog leads to the burning of Harris' barn. He is only mentioned in the novel. In the short story he is shown as both furious with Ab, and - when he decides against forcing Sarty Snopes to testify against his own father - compassionate for Ab's son .