John Doe

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2020-02-28 12:36
Character Key Number: 
2972
Display Name: 
John Doe
Sort Name: 
Doe, John
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

John Doe is not a character in "Knight's Gambit" but a name Gavin Stevens uses to represent the shared experience of the veterans of World War I. Talking about these survivors Gavin says: "I am no more just John Doe of Jefferson, Mississippi," than the other vets from around the country (243).

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