Paul Rainey
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Paul Rainey
Sort Name:
Rainey, Paul
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Management
First Mentioned:
Biography:
The "Paul Rainey" whom Lucius mentions was a real Northern millionaire famous for his love of hunting (163). As Lucius notes, he "liked our country enough to use some of [his] Wall Street money" to purchase 11,000 acres of Mississippi land as a hunting preserve (163). Faulkner's father Murry knew him personally.
Property Status:
owns land
Financial Status:
controls substantial wealth
Ontological Status:
Historical/Real
Individual or Group:
Individual
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