"Elly", 217 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
217
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
Pausing at the turn of the stair, Elly
Page Event Ends:
219
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Saturday, June 3, 1933 to Monday, July 31, 1933
Summary:
In her uncle and aunt's house, Elly and her grandmother argue "furiously" about her relationship with Paul, and whether he is "a Negro" (217). Due to the grandmother's deafness, much of the conversation occurs in writing.
Chronological Order:
24.00
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Keywords:
Writing, Aesthetics:Italics, Cultural_Motif:Racial_Identity, Allusion:Harvard, Allusion:Virginia, Segregation, Deafness, Confession, Clock, Argument, Threat of Revelation,
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