Patterson Boy

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2020-01-20 10:05
Character Key Number: 
1650
Display Name: 
Patterson Boy
Sort Name: 
Patterson Boy
Parent Character Key: 
Mrs. Patterson
Mr. Patterson
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

In The Sound and the Fury the Pattersons' house is adjacent to the Compsons'. Quentin remembers that when Jason was younger, he and "the Patterson boy . . . made kites on the back porch and sold them for a nickel a piece" (94). Jason parted ways with him, apparently when the boy complained about not getting his share of the profits.

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