Unnamed Farmers and Negro Servants

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2017-11-26 08:54
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Character Key: 
Unnamed Farmers and Negro Servants
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Unnamed Farmers and Negro Servants
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Unnamed Farmers and Negro Servants
Race: 
Multiracial Group
Gender: 
Multi Gender Group
Class: 
MultiClass Group
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Specific Job: 
Farming, Domestic Service
First Mentioned: 
Coldfield House in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Biography: 

After Rosa Coldfield returns to her house in Jefferson in 1866, "the town - farmers passing, negro servants going to work in white kitchens" - see her raiding the neighbors' gardens "before sunup" (138). "The town" is often a kind of character in the Yoknapatawpha fictions, but the way this passage identifies the town with "farmers" (who are from the country) and "servants" (who are not white) is exceptional.

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Group
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