"Fool About a Horse", 120 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2016-08-26 11:31
Text: 
"Fool About a Horse"
Location: 
Tenant Farm on Holland's Land in "Fool About a Horse" (Location)
Page Number: 
120
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
It was pure fate. When we left for town that morning
Page Event Ends: 
121
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Pap
Unnamed Boy Narrator
Vynie
Characters Mentioned: 
Anse Holland
Uncle Ike McCaslin
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, July 8, 1880 to Saturday, July 31, 1880
Summary: 

A week after acquiring the horse from Kemp, Pap and his son set out for Jefferson to buy a milk separator for Vynie. Her taunting about the horse provokes Pap into using it for the trip. He makes his son polish it for the sake of appearances.

Chronological Order: 
7.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Journey, Errand, Money, Farming:Husbandry, Provocation, Marriage, Heat
Environment:
Time of Day›Morning | Time of Year›July | Weather›Heat
Actions:
Economic›Horse trading | Economic›Saving money | Verbal›Badgering
Cultural Issues:
Agriculture›Husbandry
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses | Animals›Mules | Character›Pride | Determinism›Fated
Relationships:
Marital›Conflict
Aesthetics:
Tone›Humorous

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