Unnamed Sister of Ab Snopes' Wife

Submitted by jburgers@gc.cuny.edu on Thu, 2016-07-21 16:29
Text: 
The Hamlet
Character Key: 
Lizzie
Display Name: 
Unnamed Sister of Ab Snopes' Wife
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Sister of Ab Snopes' Wife
AKA: 
Miz Snopes's Sister
Lizzie
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Poor White
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
De Spain Mansion in The Hamlet (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Barn Burning"
Biography: 

The sister of Ab's wife is referred to as "the widow" (15). In "Barn Burning" both women have names - Ab's wife is Lennie and her sister is Lizzie - but the short story makes no mention of the sister's marital status. Together these older women engage in the most labor-intensive chores, without comment or complaint, while Ab's twin daughters malinger and quarrel, and Ab himself orders them around and threatens them without helping (15-16).

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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