Unnamed Men at Varner's Store 3

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2020-02-01 10:32
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Unnamed Men at Varner's Store 3
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The group of men at Varner's store in Light in August are there on Saturday morning to watch as the pregnant Lena Grove descends from Armstid's wagon. They are described as "squatting" and "already spitting across the heelgnawed porch" (25). They "listen quietly" as the tells her story, and are all sure she will never again see the father of the child she carries (26).

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