Pylon (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Modernist realism
- Type of Plot: Modernism
- Time of Work: Mid-Depression, during Mardi Gras
- Setting: Primarily New Valois, Franciana, and Ohio
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Midwest, Ohio, 1930’s, Poverty or poor people, Accidents, Airplanes or jets, Reporting or reporters, Contests
- Locales: Ohio, Franciana (fictive), New Valois (fictive)
Characters Discussed
Lazarus, a reporter, the major protagonist. He is described as tall, gaunt, and pale; often he is called the specter man or is likened to a cadaver or a corpse. Covering the air show at the dedication of the new airport, he becomes involved with a flying team, giving them lodging in his room and providing them with food, drink, and money. He is, falsely, said to have had no origin and to have no family; his mother calls on his editor on one occasion. He suffers in various ways because of his infatuation with the team. Indirectly, he causes Roger’s...
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