Go Down, Moses, 362 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-08-26 08:51
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Worsham|Habersham House in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
362
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then he could hear her behind him - the crisp,
Page Event Ends: 
363
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Molly Beauchamp
Gavin Stevens
Miss Worsham
Hamp Worsham
Mrs. Hamp Worsham
Characters Mentioned: 
Samuel Worsham Beauchamp
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, July 15, 1940
Summary: 

Stevens runs outside, where he apologizes to Miss Worsham for his behavior. While they talk, he can hear the voices of the blacks upstairs in her bedroom, mourning Samuel Worsham Beauchamp's death. Miss Worsham says the grief is "ours" (363).

Chronological Order: 
371.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Call_and_Response, Loss, Grief, Community, Family, Relationship:Racial, Allusion:Biblical:Pharaoh, Allusion:Biblical:Benjamin
Actions:
Emotional›Grief | Verbal›Singing
Relationships:
Familial›Extended family
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Biblical›Benjamin | Allusion, Biblical›Pharaoh | Allusion, Literary›Negro spirituals | Language›Call and response

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