Sanctuary, 227 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2020-12-22 08:33
Text: 
Sanctuary
Location: 
Memphis: Miss Reba's in Sanctuary (Location)
Page Number: 
227
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
At five oclock she saw Miss Reba emerge, in the black silk
Page Event Ends: 
228
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Temple Drake
Minnie
Reba Rivers
Unnamed Man outside Reba's(2)
Unnamed Taxi Driver(1)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, June 17, 1929
Summary: 

When Reba leaves the brothel, Temple talks Minnie into allowing her to go outside briefly. She walks to a drugstore and visits "the telephone booth" inside, then returns to Reba's (228).

Chronological Order: 
198.20
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Telephone Alcohol Mission Surveillance
Environment:
Place›Brothel / Bordello | Public›Drugstore | Time of Day›Five o'clock p.m.
Actions:
Economic›Bribing | Moral›Scheming | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Professional surveillance
Cultural Issues:
Technology›Public telephone
Aesthetics:
Diction›African American vernacular dialect

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