"By the People", 132 (Event)

Page Number: 
132
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
when we learned three years ago that
Page Event Ends: 
133
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, January 1, 1951 to Monday, December 31, 1951
Summary: 

The narrative jumps forward to "three years ago," when Clarence Snopes turns down the invitation to run for "Lieutenant-Governor" and reveals his ultimate ambition: election to the federal government (132). At this point a "handful" (132) of voters, including the narrator, feel "shock and horror," "dread and fear" at that prospect (133).

Chronological Order: 
21.00
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Keywords: 
Ambition, Demagoguery, Political_Profanation, Intolerance

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