In The Reivers the main protagonist in the novel is an eleven-year-old boy named Lucius Priest, who is persuaded by a family servant, named Boon Hogganbeck to steal his grandfather’s car and go on a trip with him to Memphis. The Priest’s black coachman, Ned McCaslin hides in the car while they weren’t looking, and the three of them go on a trip to Memphis not knowing what they are in for. When they finally get to Memphis they end up staying at Miss Reba’s House of Prostitution, and being while in Memphis get involved with horse smuggling, trainmen, sheriff deputies, and jail. It has been stated that the book is one of Faulkner’s lesser works because it is written to entertain rather than to have an important statement. Using at least two examples …show more content…
What is the character’s background? What are the character’s motivation and goals? How would the story change if the character were removed? In The Reivers there are many characters that you will meet in the novel and learn about. Chooses of the characters from the novel. What are the character’s motivation and goals? How would the story change if the character were removed? One of the main characters that Readers of the novel should know in The Reivers is Lucius, who is an eleven year old boy, who is wealthy, and has been sheltered his whole life. That is until he comes to Memphis. Which is when he comes into contact for the first time with the underside of society. Most of the novel involves Lucius trying to rearrange his idealized vision of life with the reality he sees on the trip, which pretty much portrays his struggle between Virtue and Non-Virtue. Before Lucius left Yoknapatawpha County in Jefferson, Mississippi he was like any ordinary twelve-year-old boy in Yoknapatawpha County. His grandfather raised him to a gentleman; he would never refer to anybody by their race or religion, always defends a lady, and always respected others. When Lucius goes to Memphis he learns many lessons that someone should not know until he is an