"A Justice", 345 (Event)

Submitted by crieger@semo.edu on Tue, 2016-02-02 18:27
Text: 
"A Justice"
Location: 
Landing on the Mississippi in "A Justice" (Location)
Page Number: 
345
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
He said that when Doom came back from New Orleans,
Page Event Ends: 
345
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Herman Basket
Doom
Unnamed Enslaved Mother of Sam Fathers
Unnamed Slaves of Indians(2)
Characters Mentioned: 
Crawfish-ford
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, January 4, 1817 to Friday, May 30, 1817
Summary: 

Herman Basket tells about Doom's return from New Orleans with six slaves he won on the steamboat, "a coat with gold all over it," "three gold watches" (345), and a puppy that he poisons.

Chronological Order: 
6.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Slavery, History, Indian, Story-Telling, Gambling, Animal:Dog, Youth, Wealth, Eyes, Steamboat
Actions:
Movement›Steamboat | Play›Gambling | Violent›Poisoning
Cultural Issues:
Class›Dehumanization | Class›Power | Clothes›Expensive and/or fancy clothes | Slavery›Slave trading
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Ambitious | Character›Ruthless | Naming›Indian name
Aesthetics:
Description›Character portrait | Description›Eyes | Narrative›Reported narration | Narrative›Reported narration passim in section | Recurring Episodes›Recurring event, intertextual

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