Rosa Coldfield

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Rosa Coldfield is a central figure in William Faulkner’s novel *Absalom, Absalom!*, serving as one of the primary narrators whose recollections help unravel the tragic history of the Sutpen family.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
novel character
appearsIn Absalom, Absalom! NERFINISHED
associatedWithAuthorCycle Yoknapatawpha saga NERFINISHED
associatedWithFamily Coldfield family NERFINISHED
Sutpen family NERFINISHED
aunt Mrs. Coldfield NERFINISHED
brotherInLaw Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED
characterTrait bitter
deeply religious
obsessive
proud
vengeful
createdBy William Faulkner NERFINISHED
engagedTo Thomas Sutpen NERFINISHED
engagementStatus broken engagement
fictionalResidence Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext Absalom, Absalom! (1936) NERFINISHED
gender female
languageOfCharacter English
literaryFunction embodiment of Southern resentment
unreliable narrator
literarySignificance major voice constructing the Sutpen legend
narratesTo Quentin Compson NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person account
narrativeReliability biased by personal grievance
nationality American
occupation poet
relationshipToEllenColdfield younger sister
relationshipToQuentinCompson older towns-woman and narrator
relationshipToThomasSutpen former fiancée
roleInWork primary narrator
storyteller of Sutpen family history
setIn fictional Yoknapatawpha County
sibling Ellen Coldfield NERFINISHED
themeInvolvement American South history
decay of Southern aristocracy
gender and patriarchy
memory and storytelling
race and miscegenation
timePeriod American Civil War era NERFINISHED
Reconstruction era NERFINISHED
uncle Mr. Coldfield NERFINISHED

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Absalom, Absalom! mainCharacter Rosa Coldfield
Sutpen family narratedByCharacters Rosa Coldfield