Isham

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Fri, 2016-06-24 15:12
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Character Key: 
Isham
Display Name: 
Isham
Sort Name: 
Isham
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Hunting Camp in "Delta Autumn"|Go Down, Moses in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Other Texts: 
"Delta Autumn"
Biography: 

As "the oldest Negro" on the hunting expedition (337), Isham attends to the needs of the white hunters; he seems to take particular care of Ike McCaslin, both physically by preparing his bed and emotionally by "warning" him about the young woman who visits the camp (340).

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

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