Sophia Allison
Character Key Number:
2228
Display Name:
Sophia Allison
Sort Name:
Allison, Sophia
Parent Character Key:
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
The mother of Judge Allison in "Beyond," Sophia, was a sickly woman and highly overprotective of her son. Howard's aunts ran the house, patronizing Sophia and keeping Howard under control; Sophia herself is also very controlling of her son. On those occasions when she allowed him to go barefoot outside, for example, "I would know that for every grain of dust which pleasured my feet, she would pay with a second of her life" (790).