Unnamed Sister of Ratliff

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2020-02-14 13:43
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Unnamed Sister of Ratliff
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Unnamed Sister of Ratliff
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In The Hamlet Ratliff's widowed sister keeps house for him in Jefferson. Neither her first nor her married name is mentioned. While there is little to define her physical appearance, Faulkner describes her "mute and outraged righteousness" when she is forced to live with Mink Snopes' wife and her two children (286). She is offended that Ratliff permits Mink's wife to do some of the housework (287).

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