Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2018-07-30 14:07
Text: 
"Miss Zilphia Gant"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople 7
Display Name: 
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Multi Gender Group
Class: 
MultiClass Group
Rank: 
Secondary
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
Jefferson Courthouse and Square in "Miss Zilphia Gant" (Location)
Biography: 

As in many other Yoknapatawpha fictions, the "people in our town" collectively play the roles of curious spectators to and choric commentators on the story of Mrs. Gant and her daughter Zilphia (381). "They" think and speak as a group (371). As a group they are nosy rather than concerned, more judgmental than helpful; in the end they accept Miss Zilphia on her unconventional terms, though they "still call her Miss Zilphia Gant" even after she tells them the story of her (second) marriage (381).

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

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