Unnamed Wife of Nate
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2523
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Unnamed Wife of Nate
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Unnamed Wife of Nate
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In "Hand upon the Waters" Nate's wife appears in the novel only as another voice in the darkness at their cabin, when readers hear her telling her husband to "let them white folks alone" (80) - suggesting she has more authority over Nate than Gavin Stevens does.