Unnamed Negro Servant of Bland

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2014-09-08 09:12
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Servant of Bland
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Unnamed Negro Servant of Bland
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Unnamed Negro Servant of Bland
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Domestic Service
Specific Job: 
Personal Servant
First Mentioned: 
Cambridge Inset: Harvard University in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Biography: 

This man seems more a product of Mrs. Bland's imagination than a real person. One of the stories she tells about her son Gerald focuses on the loyalty of "his nigger," who pleads to be allowed to accompany his "marster" to Harvard (107).

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

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