The Town, 268 (Event)

Text: 
Page Number: 
268
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
And there, as Uncle Gavin would say, was Ratliff again,
Page Event Ends: 
273
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Sunday, January 2, 1927 to Monday, January 31, 1927
Summary: 

Ratliff tells Chick what Gavin fails to see: that what Flem Snopes desires is respectability. The man and the boy then discuss the issues in Flem's family life, including Linda's enrollment "at the University at Oxford" (271)

Chronological Order: 
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Keywords: 
Respectability: Social, Respectability: Linguistic, Blackmail, Education: Higher, Language: Vernacular vs standard

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