Marsh

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2019-08-02 07:44
Character Key Number: 
819
Display Name: 
Marsh
Sort Name: 
Marsh
Parent Character Key: 
Unnamed Mother of Mrs. Grier
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

Maw Grier's brother Marsh fought and was wounded in World War I. For Mrs. Grier in "Two Soldiers," her brother's decision to enlist in 1917 gives her a way to appreciate why in 1941 her oldest son Pete has "got to go" to the another war. For Mr. Grier, however, Marsh's "actual wound on the battlefields of France" means the family has already contributed "enough" to U.S. war efforts (85). Mrs. Grier mentions her brother again in "Shall Not Perish."

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