Sis Beulah Clay

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2014-09-06 16:07
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Character Key: 
Sis Beulah Clay
Display Name: 
Sis Beulah Clay
Sort Name: 
Clay, Sis Beulah
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Female
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Minor
Vitality: 
Dead
First Mentioned: 
Compson Inset: Dilsey's Cabin in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Biography: 

Frony mentions "Sis Beulah Clay" to Caddy and her brothers when she tries to explain what a "funeral" is (33). When Sis Beulah Clay died, "they moaned two days" (33). "Sis" implies this woman belonged to the same church as Dilsey's family.

Individual or Group: 
Individual
Character changes class in this text: 

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