Sophie Starnes
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Sophie Starnes
Sort Name:
Starnes, Sophie
Parent:
AKA:
Sofy Starnes
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Dies
First Mentioned:
Cause of Death:
Disease
Biography:
Sophie Starnes is the daughter of landowners in Alabama. She is said to be a "thin, unhealthy" girl, with "straight hair not brown and not yellow" (139). Over her mother's objections, she becomes engaged to Henry Stribling - AKA Hawkshaw - the "son of a tenant farmer" (138). Before they can marry, however, Sophie dies of "some kind of fever" (138).
Note:
CUT: Mr. Starnes, on the other hand, doesn't object to their union. Perhaps it's because Stribling is a "hard worker" (138). Plot, and not focused on Sophie.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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