Mr. Foote
Character Key Number:
2693
Display Name:
Mr. Foote
Sort Name:
Foote, Mr.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
The boy narrator of "Two Soldiers" calls him "the Law" (89). The employee at the bus depot calls him "Mr. Foote" (89). He's probably the night marshal in Jefferson. He finds the boy alone at dawn in the empty town square, takes him to the depot, and turns him over to the town's informal social service system - "two ladies in fur coats" (90).