Thomas Sutpen's Brothers(3)
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Thomas Sutpen's Brothers(3)
Sort Name:
Sutpen, Brothers of Thomas(3)
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Poor White
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Dies
Family:
Sutpen
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First Mentioned:
Origin:
Western Virginia
Cause of Death:
Disease
Biography:
It's not clear how many siblings Thomas Sutpen has. "The two older boys" - Sutpen's older brothers - have left the family before it moves to the Virginia plantation (181), but they are not his only male siblings: Quentin tells Shreve that, because of the "dampness" and heat in the Tidewater, "sisters and brothers" get sick "after supper and die before the next meal" (184). Even allowing for hyperbole, this implies that there must have been at least one or two brothers besides the two older ones.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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