John Wesley Roebuck
Character Key Number:
3271
Display Name:
John Wesley Roebuck
Sort Name:
Roebuck, John Wesley
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
A friend of Chick Mallison, John Wesley is among the five boys who go rabbit hunting along Harrykin Creek on a winter day. Many of the males in Yoknapatawpha are named after Confederate generals; John Wesley is undoubtedly named after the 18th century English cleric who was one of the founders of Methodism.