Virginius Holland

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2019-07-31 13:42
Character Key Number: 
737
Display Name: 
Virginius Holland
Sort Name: 
Holland, Virginius
Parent Character Key: 
Anselm Holland I
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

In "Smoke," Virginius Holland is a son of Anselm (Senior) and twin brother of Anselm (Junior). The Holland brothers share "dark, identical, aquiline faces" (15), but have different temperaments. Virginius, as the twin who probably takes after his mother, tries to mediate between his brother and their father. No one has ever witnessed Virginius lose his temper. Nonetheless, even Virginius is forced by his father, eventually, to vacate the Mardis-Holland home. Hereafter, Virginius lives with his cousin Granby Dodge, whose mortgages he rather naively pays off.

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