Jesus
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Jesus
Sort Name:
Jesus
Race:
Black
Gender:
Male
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Secondary
Vitality:
Alive-ghost
First Mentioned:
Real?:
No
Biography:
Jesus, Nancy's husband, is described as "a short black man, with a razor scar down his face." He has been missing since he threatened Nancy in the kitchen of the Compson house, saying that he might kill the white man responsible for her pregnancy ("I can cut down the vine it did come off of," 292). Nancy believes that Jesus went to Memphis but has returned to do her harm. While Jesus directly appears only once, the story is haunted by the possibility of his return.
Disability:
wounded
Individual or Group:
Individual
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