Odlethrop
Character Key Number:
2478
Display Name:
Odlethrop
Sort Name:
Odlethrop
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
Yes
Biography:
The man who is Mrs. Odlethrop's son in "Monk" and also, presumably, the title character's biological father, is described as "too much even for that country and people" (43). He returns to his mother's home with a woman, presumably Monk's mother, after a ten year absence. He initially left (or was driven out of Yoknapatawpha) after killing someone, and after his return his own mother is said to have "driven" him out of town again at gunpoint (43).