Walter Ewell

Submitted by rlcoleman@usout... on Sat, 2016-11-19 10:18
Text: 
"Race at Morning"
Character Key: 
Walter Ewell
Display Name: 
Walter Ewell
Sort Name: 
Ewell, Walter
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Middle Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Farming
Specific Job: 
Farmer
First Mentioned: 
RaceAtMorning: Camp in "Race at Morning" (Location)
Home: 
Courthouse and Square in "Race at Morning" (Location)
Other Texts: 
"A Bear Hunt"
"The Old People"
Go Down, Moses
The Mansion
The Reivers
Biography: 

Walter Ewell appears in all of Faulkner's hunting stories, where he is usually identified as a very sure shot with his rifle. In this story, on the other hand, his main contribution is to be the first man to mention "school" in connection with the narrator (297).

Note: 
Dasher has this "Walter Ewell" as Walter II, and chronologically he should be - but no indication in story that this is not same "Walter Ewell" as in earlier stories. And Faulkner shifts other characters' ages/birthdates around just as much. Sharp Shooter Hunting Walter Ewell is one of Major de Spain's hunting buddies in the 1870s and 1880s. He is the most proficient of the white hunters, known for his unerring aim with a rifle.
Property Status: 
owns land
Social Status: 
has influential social contacts (family, business, political)
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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