ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -John Sartoris is the stalwart of the South, possessed with virtue, nobility, valor, and a deeply embedded loyal devotion to the customs of the southern culture and a deep desire to retain those long-honored traditions.

Detailed explanation-2: -The surviving Sartorises are his younger sister, Virginia Du Pre ("Aunt Jenny” or “Miss Jenny"), his son Bayard Sartoris ("Old Bayard"), and his great-grandson Bayard Sartoris ("Young Bayard"). The novel begins with the return of young Bayard Sartoris to Jefferson from the First World War.

Detailed explanation-3: -Colonel Sartoris is a former mayor of the town where Emily lives in ‘A Rose for Emily. ‘ Like Emily, he opposes change after the Civil War and is responsible for Jim Crow laws to continue the oppression of African Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -Colonel Sartoris A former mayor of Jefferson. Colonel Sartoris absolves Emily of any tax burden after the death of her father. His elaborate and benevolent gesture is not heeded by the succeeding generation of town leaders.