"Mule in the Yard", 254 (Event)

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Text:

"Mule in the Yard"

Location:

Hait's Yard in "Mule in the Yard" (Location)

Page Number:

254

Order within Page:

First 8-10 words of event:

They were all there when, followed by

Page Event Ends:

255

Era:

The Depression (1930-1940)

Characters Present:

Mannie Hait

Old Het

I.O. Snopes

Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople

Narrative Status:

Narrated

Date:

Saturday, January 20, 1934 to Wednesday, January 31, 1934

Notes:

The story is dated contemporary when Faulkner wrote it, which, according to Theresa Towner and James B. Carothers in _Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories_, "is uncertain, it may have been written in the late winter or early spring of 1933-34. The story was published in August 1934 by _Scribner's_" (133). This story was later incorporated into Chapter 16 of _The Town_ and narrated by Charles Mallison. The date of this day's events in _The Town_ would be 1927, the year that Eula Varner dies.

Summary:

Mrs. Hait and Snopes chase the mule around the house.

Chronological Order:

17.00

Indeterminate Date Range:

Keywords:

Animal_Mule comedy Chaos spectacle

Environment:

Auditory›Confused din | Domestic Space›Yard | Weather›Fog

Actions:

Physical›Chase | Physical›Running | Verbal›Shouting

Themes and Motifs: