Major de Spain
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Major de Spain
Sort Name:
De Spain, Major
AKA:
Cassius de Spain
Race:
White
Gender:
Male
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Major
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Farming
Specific Job:
Landowner
First Mentioned:
Real?:
No
Other Texts:
Biography:
Major de Spain is the Yoknapatawpha land-owner who contracts with Abner Snopes to work on his property as a tenant farmer. The De Spains are another of Yoknapatawpha's aristocratic families, and at least one "Major de Spain" appears or is mentioned in over a dozen works. Figuring out the de Spain lineage, however, is almost impossible. This Major de Spain is probably the man who actually was a Confederate Major during the Civil War. Sarty assumes that the "linen-clad man" (12) who lives in his fine mansion must be belong to a world of "peace and dignity" (10), but learns how violent De Spain can be in defense of his property.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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