Intruder in the Dust (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1948
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: Early 1930’s
- Setting: Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism, Mystery and detective literature
- Subjects: African Americans, Justice, Race, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, 1930’s, Duty, Folklore, Mysteries, Debtors or creditors
- Locales: Yoknapatawpha County (fictive)
Characters Discussed
Charles (Chick) Mallison, a sixteen-year- old boy. While hunting with two companions, he falls through the ice and is taken home by an old black man, Lucas Beauchamp, to dry out and have some food. All offers of payment are refused by Lucas, leaving Chick with an unpaid obligation on his conscience. When Lucas is accused of murder, Chick goes to the old man’s assistance and helps to prove his innocence. He feels himself free of his debt until Lucas appears and insists on paying for services rendered.
Lucas Beauchamp, an old black man. When he takes...
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