Mrs. John McLendon
Character Key Number:
1751
Display Name:
Mrs. John McLendon
Sort Name:
McLendon, Mrs. John
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
Mrs. McLendon appears at the end of "Dry September" as the "pale, strained, and weary-looking" wife of the man who leads the lynching party (182). When he comes home at midnight and finds her reading a magazine, he accuses her of waiting up for him, and strikes her.