Smith and Jones

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Submitted by grdenton@memphis.edu on Tue, 2015-06-02 15:23
Text: 
"Delta Autumn"
Character Key: 
Smith and Jones
Display Name: 
Smith and Jones
Sort Name: 
Smith and Jones
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Indeterminable
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Road to the Delta in "Delta Autumn" (Location)
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

"Smith and Jones" are generic American surnames (269). Boyd uses them to imply that any common American male could be capable of destroying America.

Ontological Status: 
Created by a Character in Text
Individual or Group: 
Group
Character changes class in this text: 

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