Roskus
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Roskus is a servant in the Compson household in William Faulkner's novel "The Sound and the Fury," known for his superstitious nature and weary outlook.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ servant ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sound and the Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Compson family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace | Jefferson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
decay of the Southern aristocracy
ⓘ
race relations in the American South ⓘ suffering ⓘ superstition ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Compson family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Compson household NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Sound and the Fury universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDateOfWorkAppearedIn | 1929 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Sound and the Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modernist novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fatalistic
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superstitious ⓘ weary ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | African American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | commentator on family’s decline ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | minor character ⓘ |
| occupation | servant ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century American South ⓘ |
| speaksLanguage | English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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