Clytie Sutpen
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Clytie Sutpen is a pivotal, enigmatic mixed-race character in William Faulkner’s novel "Absalom, Absalom!" who embodies the tragic legacy and moral decay of the Sutpen family.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clytemnestra Sutpen | 1 |
| Ellen Coldfield Sutpen | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ mixed-race character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Absalom, Absalom!
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Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Sutpen’s Hundred
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | mixed race ⓘ |
| familyName | Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFather | Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMother | enslaved woman ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
embodiment of Sutpen family legacy
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figure of racial ambiguity ⓘ symbol of moral decay of Sutpen dynasty ⓘ |
| narrativeTrait |
enigmatic
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loyal to Sutpen family ⓘ secretive ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
protects family secrets
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remains at Sutpen’s Hundred after family decline ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Charles Bon
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Henry Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ Judith Sutpen NERFINISHED ⓘ Quentin Compson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosa Coldfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
caretaker of Sutpen’s Hundred
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pivotal character ⓘ servant in Sutpen household ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
family degeneration
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guilt and complicity ⓘ race in the American South ⓘ slavery and its legacy ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction |
American Civil War era
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Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Southern Gothic
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modernist novel ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
this entity surface form:
Clytemnestra Sutpen