"Go Down, Moses", 256 (Event)
Text:
Location:
Page Number:
256
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
The face was black, smooth, impenetrable; the eyes
Page Event Ends:
256
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Monday, July 15, 1940
Summary:
A census taker enters Samuel Beauchamp's cell as the narrator observes Samuel's "impenetrable" face and "deliberately . . . not Southern" voice (256). Beauchamp supplies his census information, including age, occupation, and relatives.
Chronological Order:
19.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Prison, Crime, Demographics, Deracination, Voice, Clothes, North, Country_vs_City, Murder
Environment:
Cultural Issues:
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Deracination | Art›Sculpture | Body›Eyes | Body›Face | Body›Hair | Body›Straightened hair | Texts›Census
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