Vernon Tull’s Mother
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Vernon Tull’s Mother
Sort Name:
Tull, Vernon’s Mother
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Dies
First Mentioned:
Cause of Death:
Old Age
Biography:
The "mammy" that Vernon Tull speaks of is his biological mother - not a black caregiver or wet nurse, as would be the case with a 'mammy' in an upper class white Yoknapatawpha family. Vernon thinks of her in reference to the hard lot women have in life: she "lived to be seventy and more" having worked everyday of her life and never having been sick (30). At the end of that life she puts on "that lace-trimmed night gown she had had for forty-five years and never wore," lays down, and tells her family "I'm tired" (30).
Note:
Tull’s mammy’s death is recounted by Tull – so shall we give her a vitality of “Dies” or since her death is clearly outside of the narrative present, shall we do “Dead”? This is an item that will need some clear parameters to make it consistent across data.
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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