The Hamlet, 31 (Event)

Submitted by johnmcorrigan@g... on Sun, 2016-08-28 09:38
Text: 
The Hamlet
Location: 
Mrs. Littlejohn's Place in The Hamlet (Location)
Page Number: 
31
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Besides Varner's store and cotton gin and the
Page Event Ends: 
32
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
V. K. Ratliff
Unnamed Men of Frenchman's Bend
Unnamed Traveling Tradesmen
Characters Mentioned: 
Ab Snopes
Flem Snopes
Jody Varner
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, April 27, 1895
Notes: 

Checked 12/26/2016 JB
There is a fascinating passage here about how odd it is for Varner to hire a white man in a store he owns. This should definitely noted in the keywords.

Summary: 

Ratliff and the men discuss Varner's new relationship with the Snopes.

Chronological Order: 
166.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Actions: Conversation; Cultural Issue: Race and Labor
Cultural Issues:
Gender›All-male space | Labor›Racialized | Violence›Lynching
Themes and Motifs:
Story-telling›Story-telling passim
Relationships:
Marital›Elopement

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