Unnamed Woman Who Shot McCarron
Character Key Number:
2642
Display Name:
Unnamed Woman Who Shot McCarron
Sort Name:
Unnamed Woman Who Shot McCarron
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?:
No
Biography:
In The Hamlet, a few days after Hoake McCarron's father is "shot in a gambling house," a rumor arises that "a woman had shot him" (150). No evidence is given to support the rumor, but if it's true, then the context makes it likely that she is a prostitute.