Unnamed Negro Bootblack in Mottstown
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Unnamed Negro Bootblack in Mottstown
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Unnamed Negro Bootblack in Mottstown
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Sales and Service
Specific Job:
Bootblack
First Mentioned:
Biography:
This bootblack works in the Mottstown barber shop Christmas enters. The barbershop is identified as "a white barbership," but in that context the adjective refers to the patrons it serves (349). The race of the bootblack is not specified, although he performs the kind of job that is typically done in Faulkner's fiction by blacks. This bootblack notices that Joe is wearing "second hand brogans that are too big for him" (349).
Individual or Group:
Individual
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