Mr. Gillespie

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2019-12-06 15:17
Character Key Number: 
687
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Mr. Gillespie
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Gillespie, Mr.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

In As I Lay Dying Gillespie is a farmer who lives between Mottson and Jefferson. He agrees to let the Bundrens stop for the night on his property, but when his barn burns down as a result he threatens to sue the family unless they have Darl committed to Jackson - the Mississippi state mental institution.

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