Van

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2014-01-20 14:30
Text: 
Sanctuary
Character Key: 
Van
Display Name: 
Van
Sort Name: 
Van
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Criminal
Specific Job: 
Bootlegger
First Mentioned: 
Grenier Plantation|Old Frenchman Place in Sanctuary (Location)
Biography: 

Van is one of the gangsters who works with Popeye to get Lee's whiskey from Yoknapatawpha to Memphis. He is introduced into the narrative by his "harsh, derisive laugh" (53). Unlike the men who live at the Old Frenchman place and wear overalls, Van wears "a khaki shirt and breeches," and his "gross and stupid tales of city life" enthrall Tommy (67). He stirs up the menace at the Old Frenchman's by fighting with both Gowan and Lee over Temple, and ripping open the raincoat she is wearing, but drives away with a shipment of moonshine after that.

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

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