"Uncle Willy", 233 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2017-06-07 15:05
Text: 
"Uncle Willy"
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in "Uncle Willy" (Location)
Page Number: 
233
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then old Job moved across the street. He would sit
Page Event Ends: 
233
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Unnamed Boys in Jefferson
Unnamed Drugstore Clerk
Jefferson Townspeople
Unnamed Narrator
Job Wylie
Characters Mentioned: 
Uncle Willy Christian
Mrs. Merridew
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, August 3, 1931 to Monday, August 31, 1931
Summary: 

After being fired by the new clerk, Job takes up a position "on the curb" across the street to keep an eye on what he calls "Marse Hoke Christian's sto" - i.e. the drugstore (233).

Chronological Order: 
24.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
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Environment:
Public›Street | Time of Day›Daytime
Actions:
Emotional›Indignation | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues:
Economy›Commerce | Group Mentality›Community collective | Race›Stereotype lower intelligence
Relationships:
Commercial›Customer relations | Hierarchical›Master-servant
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Memphis, Tennessee | Diction›African American vernacular dialect

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