The Town, 364 (Event)

Text: 
Page Number: 
364
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
It was liken a contest, like Lawyer had stuck
Page Event Ends: 
366
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, April 15, 1927 to Saturday, October 1, 1927
Notes: 

CUT: Ratliff describes the conflict between Gavin Stevens and Flem Snopes as a "contest" in which Flem is "running a little mild game against his-self" or playing a "game of solitaire ... against Jefferson" (364, 365).

Summary: 

Ratliff sums up what Gavin and Flem do between April and October: Gavin continues to plan to "get Linda out of Jefferson" and to free himself from Snopeses; Flem pursues his quest for respectability, buying De Spain's family mansion and preening himself as "being president of one of the two Yoknapatawpha County banks"; together Gavin and Flem arrange to create a monument to place on Eula's grave (364).

Chronological Order: 
326.00
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Keywords: 
Questing, Respectability, Monument, Photograph

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