Mr. Gratton
Character Key Number:
1484
Display Name:
Mr. Gratton
Sort Name:
Gratton, Mr.
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
In Flags in the Dust Gratton is a short-tempered veteran of World War I, introduced by Eustace Graham as a man who was "up on the British front last spring" (125). The narrator refers to him as "the stranger," meaning that he is not from Yoknapatawpha (125)..