Eula Varner Snopes
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Eula Varner Snopes is a central character in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County saga, known as a powerful, sensual Southern woman whose marriage into the Snopes family symbolizes the clash between old aristocratic values and rising opportunism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eula Varner Snopes canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Snopes trilogy
NERFINISHED
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The Hamlet NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mansion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoknapatawpha County saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frenchman’s Bend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
emotionally passive
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physically attractive ⓘ sensual ⓘ |
| child | Linda Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
powerful Southern woman
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sensual Southern woman ⓘ |
| familyName | Varner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Will Varner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| hasMaidenName | Varner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Southern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marriageSignificance | represents alliance between Varner wealth and Snopes ambition ⓘ |
| marriedName | Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Snopes family
NERFINISHED
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Varner family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies conflict between respectability and scandal
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links Varner landowning class to Snopes upstart class ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha novels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Frenchman’s Bend
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Jefferson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central female figure of the Snopes trilogy
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object of desire for many male characters ⓘ |
| setIn |
Jefferson, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Yoknapatawpha County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Jody Varner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Flem Snopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
clash between old Southern aristocracy and rising opportunism
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economic and social transition in the New South ⓘ sexual power ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.