V. K. Ratliff
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V. K. Ratliff is a shrewd, observant sewing-machine salesman who serves as a central moral and narrative voice in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County stories.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Faulkner character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsInFictionalSetting | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Snopes trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Hamlet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAuthor | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Snopes family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
observant
ⓘ
shrewd ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCounty | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | V. K. Ratliff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern Gothic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| homeRegionInFiction | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
community-minded
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ethical ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
commentator on community events
ⓘ
observer of Snopes family rise ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | sewing-machine salesman ⓘ |
| role |
moral voice
ⓘ
narrative voice ⓘ |
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