"Mule in the Yard", 258 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
258
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
"What are you telling me for?"
Page Event Ends:
259
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present:
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:
While Snopes is arguing with the townsmen about his liability, Mrs. Hait appears to tell him that she wants to "buy that mule" (258).
Chronological Order:
24.00
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Keywords:
Gender
Law
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