Unnamed Negro Old Man

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2016-02-01 14:34
Text: 
The Reivers
Character Key: 
Unnamed Negro Old Man
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Unnamed Negro Old Man
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Unnamed Negro Old Man
Race: 
Black
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Free Black
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
First Mentioned: 
McCaslin-Edmonds Place in The Reivers (Location)
Biography: 

To describe his situation on the verge of launching the forbidden trip to Memphis, Lucius says "I was in the position of the old Negro who said, 'Here I is, Lord. . . ." (62). He (or Faulkner) may have a specific person in mind, but this tempted black man seems more like the product of Lucius' imagination, and a suggestive one at that.

Ontological Status: 
Created by a Character in Text
Individual or Group: 
Individual
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