The Unvanquished (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: William Faulkner
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: The Civil War and the Reconstruction period
- Setting: Mississippi and Alabama
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Family or family life, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Civil War, Revenge, Reconstruction, Theft
- Locales: Yoknapatawpha County (fictive)
Characters Discussed
John Sartoris, a colonel in the confederate army. Sartoris, who is from Mississippi and devoted to the antebellum South, twice raises volunteers from the Jefferson area to fight in the Civil War. Although he is a widower and must leave behind an elderly mother-in-law and a twelve-year-old son, Sartoris believes it is his duty to fight for the South. Even after he realizes that defeat is inevitable, he continues to fight. After the war, he devotes his time and energy to reclaiming his land and rebuilding the city of Jefferson. Accustomed to holding power and...
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