Unnamed Negro Cook
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Negro Cook
Sort Name:
Unnamed Negro Cook
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Domestic Service
Specific Job:
Prison Cook
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Warden Gambrell has an unnamed Negro cook who works in his house as a trusty; when the warden's pistol goes missing, he has the cook "severely beaten" on the assumption that he stole it (53). Historically, there were female prisoners at Parchman's, but in this story it seems more likely Faulkner is thinking of the cook as male.
Note:
CUT: thus illustrating that even privileged prisoners are still completely subject to his power
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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