Mrs. Downs
Text:
Character Key:
Display Name:
Mrs. Downs
Sort Name:
Downs, Mrs.
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Class:
Lower Class
Rank:
Minor
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Other
Specific Job:
Fortune Teller
First Mentioned:
Biography:
Mrs. Downs is "an old white woman who lived alone in a small filthy shoebox of a house . . . in a settlement of Negro houses," and makes her living telling fortunes, curing hexes and finding lost objects for African American customers (69). She is perhaps the same as, and is at least very similar to the "half-crazed" woman who appears in Sanctuary.
Individual or Group:
Individual
Character changes class in this text:
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