Unnamed Southern Lady
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Unnamed Southern Lady
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Unnamed Southern Lady
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Upper Class
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
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Biography:
Mr. Compson creates this profile of "a Southern lady" while telling Quentin about Rosa Coldfield's behavior after her sister Ellen dies (68). According to his misogynistic generalization, the "Southern lady" is "like a vampire" in the way she will feed herself and her idea of what she is entitled to off the lives of her relatives or in-laws (68). (It's worth noting that despite what Mr. Compson seems confidently to predict, the narrative goes on to acknowledge that Rosa's actions do not conform to this stereotype.)
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Individual
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