Unnamed Negro Man 2
Character Key Number:
1191
Display Name:
Unnamed Negro Man 2
Sort Name:
Unnamed Negro Man 2
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
This is the Negro in Light in August whom Sheriff Kennedy forces to talk about the situation at the Burden place. At first the man pleads ignorance but then, after being whipped by the deputy, says "It's two white man" who have been living there (293). He tells the Sheriff that he doesn't live nearby, but "down the road" (292).