Unnamed Footman

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Sat, 2017-12-30 19:20
Text: 
"Beyond"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Footman
Display Name: 
Unnamed Footman
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Footman
Race: 
Indeterminable
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Dead
Occupation: 
Domestic Service
Specific Job: 
Footman
First Mentioned: 
Beyond|Heaven in "Beyond" (Location)
Biography: 

According to the mother that the Judge meets in Beyond, the "old gentleman" who gave the toy soldiers to her son "has a footman to carry his umbrella and overcoat and steamer rug" (793). Typically, a 'footman' is a liveried servant - and not usually found in an American, much less a Southern context. Domestic servants in Yoknapatawpha are black, but given the British locutions here - including "umbrella" and "steamer rug" - there's no reason to assume this footman is.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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