Unnamed Negro Bootblack

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2015-06-15 10:59
Text: 
Intruder in the Dust
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Bootblack
Display Name: 
Unnamed Negro Bootblack
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Negro Bootblack
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Sales and Service
Specific Job: 
Bootblack
First Mentioned: 
Courthouse and Square in Intruder in the Dust (Location)
Biography: 

Like the other Negroes in Jefferson and Yoknapatawpha, the bootblack" (30) who works in the barbershop makes himself invisible on Sunday morning, even though that is "the bootblack's best day shining shoes and brushing clothes" (39).

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

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