Unnamed Guests at Backus Plantation
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3497
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Unnamed Guests at Backus Plantation
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Unnamed Guests at Backus Plantation
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In a passage in The Mansion that provides a rare glimpse into Stevens' life after he marries the wealthy Melisandre Backus Harriss, the narrator describes his discomfort whenever "guests, even the same guest or guests again," came to dinner (399).