Rouncewell Boy

Submitted by ben.robbins@fu-... on Sat, 2017-10-21 07:42
Text: 
The Mansion
Character Key: 
Whit Rouncewell
Display Name: 
Rouncewell Boy
Sort Name: 
Rouncewell Boy
Parent: 
Mr. Rouncewell
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Montgomery Ward Snopes' Studio in The Mansion (Location)
Other Texts: 
The Town
Biography: 

This is the youngster whom Ratliff calls "that durn boy that seen them two robbers in Uncle Willy's drug cabinet" after leaving "the late picture show" (61), an event that leads to the discovery of Montgomery Ward Snopes' "Atelier" (60). His "paw" is also referred to in this passage, but in The Town this boy's name is Whit Rouncewell. Neither novel says anything about how or even if these two Rouncewells are related to the "Miz Rouncewell" who is a Jefferson businesswoman elsewhere in The Mansion and in three other Yoknapatawpha fictions.

Note: 
CUT: This boy climbs down a drain pipe after seeing a picture show and catches the two drugstore robbers.
Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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