Mrs. Coldfield 1
Character Key Number:
2375
Display Name:
Mrs. Coldfield 1
Sort Name:
Coldfield, Mrs. 1
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
Goodhue Coldfield's mother is an elusive character. Absalom! several times asserts that Rosa Coldfield's childhood was spent in a household consisting of her father and her aunt, but in one passage it refers to the fact that Mr. Coldfield had to support "a dependent mother" as well as his family (32).