Unnamed Negro Father of Girl
Character Key Number:
3730
Display Name:
Unnamed Negro Father of Girl
Sort Name:
Unnamed Negro Father of Girl
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In The Reivers the Sheriff says that Boon's white friends can "settle" the problem caused by his accidental shooting of a "Negro girl" by "giving her father ten dollars" (15). The father himself does not appear in the text.