The Town, 33 (Event)

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Submitted by lorie.watkins@g... on Sun, 2017-11-26 12:57
Text: 
The Town
Location: 
Varner's Mill in The Town (Location)
Page Number: 
33
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
So Flem sent Eck to Uncle Billy Varner's saw mill
Page Event Ends: 
34
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Eck Snopes
Unnamed Negro Hand
Characters Mentioned: 
Jody Varner
Will Varner
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1909 to Friday, December 31, 1909
Summary: 

Gavin relates V.K. Ratliff's story of how Eck Snopes broke his neck as a result of the foolish bet that he and a Negro could load a "tremendous cypress log" onto the saw-carriage (33).

Chronological Order: 
30.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Wagering, Foolish, Accident
Environment:
Place›Sawmill
Actions:
Play›Gambling | Work›Accident | Work›Sawmilling
Cultural Issues:
Race›White savior
Themes and Motifs:
Body›Blood | Character›Fool|Foolishness
Aesthetics:
Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›People compared to animals | Narrative›Collaborative narration | Narrative›Parentheses

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