Unnamed Governor of Mississippi

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2014-01-19 10:56
Text: 
Sanctuary
Character Key: 
Unnamed Governor of Mississippi 1
Display Name: 
Unnamed Governor of Mississippi
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Governor of Mississippi
AKA: 
Theodore G. Bilbo
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Upper Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Administrative
Specific Job: 
Governor
First Mentioned: 
Grenier Plantation|Old Frenchman Place in Sanctuary (Location)
Origin: 
Mississippi
Biography: 

No name is mentioned when Temple tells Ruby that the "gu-governor comes to our house" for dinner (56). The real Governor of Mississippi when Sanctuary was published was Theodore G. Bilbo, an outspoken white supremacist - but it's not necessary to believe that Faulkner intended readers to think of specifically of him. Temple's intention seems to be simply to assert her caste status as a shield.

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

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