The Hamlet, 257 (Event)
Text:
Location:
Page Number:
257
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
"That's why I never told no lie about it,
Page Event Ends:
258
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Friday, September 23, 1898 to Saturday, October 1, 1898
Summary:
Lump tells Mink of his tactic to pin the murder on the Negro who found the gun in the river. When identifying the shotgun to the Sheriff, Lump reprimands the Negro who found it for borrowing it from Mink last fall and then for claiming to have lost it.
Chronological Order:
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Keywords:
Actions: Scapegoating, Patsy; Themes: Racism; Objects: Shotgun
Cultural Issues:
Aesthetics:
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