Unnamed Governor of Mississippi 1

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2020-01-24 14:10
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Unnamed Governor of Mississippi 1
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Unnamed Governor of Mississippi 1
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No name is mentioned when Temple tells Ruby that the "gu-governor comes to our house" for dinner (56). The real Governor of Mississippi when Sanctuary was published was Theodore G. Bilbo, an outspoken white supremacist - but it's not necessary to believe that Faulkner intended readers to think of specifically of him. Temple's intention seems to be simply to assert her caste status as a shield.

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