"A Bear Hunt", 70 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2017-10-04 11:50
Text: 
"A Bear Hunt"
Location: 
Hunting Camp Kitchen in "A Bear Hunt" (Location)
Page Number: 
70
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
Because I says, "You done had them since nine o'clock
Page Event Ends: 
72
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
(Old Man) Ash
Major de Spain
Lucius "Luke" Provine
Ratliff
Unnamed Negro Men at Hunting Camp
Characters Mentioned: 
John Basket
Unnamed Chickasaws
Unnamed Hunters
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, November 10, 1932 to Wednesday, November 30, 1932
Summary: 

Ratliff recounts his conversation with Provine, about how he could cure his hiccups by visiting "old John Basket" at "the mound": "Them Indians knows all sorts of dodges that white doctors ain't hyeard about yet" (71).

Chronological Order: 
20.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Race:Stereotyping, Racial_Injustice, Scheming
Environment:
Domestic Space›Kitchen | Place›Hunting camps
Actions:
Bodily›Hiccups | Emotional›Self-pity | Moral›Scheming | Play›Joking around | Play›Prank | Verbal›Joking
Cultural Issues:
Health and Illness›Cure | Health and Illness›Indian medicine | Race›Playing to racial expectations / stereotypes
Themes and Motifs:
Appearance›Invisibility | Time›Measuring time
Relationships:
Interracial›Indian-white
Aesthetics:
Diction›Racist term

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