"Pantaloon in Black", 254 (Event)

Submitted by dotty.dye@asu.edu on Thu, 2013-05-02 05:34
Text: 
"Pantaloon in Black"
Location: 
County Jail in "Pantaloon in Black" (Location)
Page Number: 
254
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
and got him to town and into the jail
Page Event Ends: 
255
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Ketcham
Sheriff Mayfield
Rider
Unnamed Aunt of Rider
Unnamed Deputy Sheriff
Unnamed Negro Inmates
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, August 3, 1940 to Saturday, August 31, 1940
Summary: 

The deputy describes Rider’s break from the jailhouse cell in a way that is reminiscent of minstrelsy, and that reminds readers that the deputy is making an effort for his audience.

Chronological Order: 
27.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
storytelling, minstrelsy, black people described as animals, violence, humor
Environment:
Place›Jail
Actions:
Emotional›Crying | Emotional›Grief | Emotional›Laughing | Mental›Thinking | Violent›Fighting | Work›Law enforcement
Cultural Issues:
Law›Chain gang | Law›Incarceration | Race›Black stereotype | Race›Stereotype eyes
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Superhuman strength
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›Dehumanizing | Genre Conventions›Minstrelsy

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