Unnamed Footman

Character Key Number: 
2241
Display Name: 
Unnamed Footman
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Footman
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
No
Biography: 

According to the mother that the Judge meets in Beyond, the "old gentleman" who gave the toy soldiers to her son "has a footman to carry his umbrella and overcoat and steamer rug" (793). Typically, a 'footman' is a liveried servant - and not usually found in an American, much less a Southern context. Domestic servants in Yoknapatawpha are black, but given the British locutions here - including "umbrella" and "steamer rug" - there's no reason to assume this footman is.

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