Unnamed Father of Elly
Character Key Number:
2264
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Unnamed Father of Elly
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Unnamed Father of Elly
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Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
Elly's father lives in Jefferson with her, his wife, and especially his mother. He is a negligible figure in her life, dominated as it by his mother. The one time he and Elly are together, at breakfast, Elly thinks: "He said nothing, apparently knew nothing" (211).