Saint Elmo Snopes

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Sun, 2016-07-24 22:42
Text: 
The Hamlet
Character Key: 
Saint Elmo Snopes
Display Name: 
Saint Elmo Snopes
Sort Name: 
Snopes, Saint Elmo
Parent: 
I.O. Snopes
Mrs. I.O. Snopes
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Poor White
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Family: 
Snopes
Family (new): 
SnopessInH
First Mentioned: 
Varner's Store in The Hamlet (Location)
Biography: 

As a child, a hulking and "bear-shaped" figure, Saint Elmo eats all of the candy in Varner's case (350). He is a son of I.O. Snopes from his first marriage. (The names of the various Snopeses come from a variety of sources; Saint Elmo's name comes from the title of an 1866 novel by Georgia author Augusta Jane Evans.)

Note: 
Saint Elmo's name comes from the title of an 1866 novel by Georgia author Augusta Jane Evans.
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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