The Unvanquished, 193 (Event)
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Page Number:
193
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
(Mrs Compson was a good deal older than Granny
Page Event Ends:
193
Era:
Civil War (1861-1865)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Wednesday, March 1, 1865 to Wednesday, May 31, 1865
Summary:
Bayard interrupts his recounting of Aunt Louisa Hawk's third letter to relate an anecdote about Mrs. Compson's husband, who had been "locked up for crazy a long time ago" because of his predilection of shooting sweet potatoes off the heads of slave children, explaining this odd habit by saying "he might miss a potato but he wasn't going to miss a nigger" (193).
Chronological Order:
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Keywords:
Slavery, Madness, Insanity, Mental Health, Racism
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