Isham

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2019-08-02 13:03
Character Key Number: 
383
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Isham
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Isham
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

In "Delta Autumn" and again in Go Down, Moses, Isham is "the oldest Negro" on the hunting expedition (273, 337). He attends to the needs of the white hunters in the camp. He takes particular care of Ike McCaslin, both physically by preparing his bed and emotionally by "warning" him about the young woman who visits the camp (277, 340).

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