Go Down, Moses, 111 (Event)
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Page Number:
111
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
Then, in his late teens, almost a man, he even
Page Event Ends:
112
Era:
World War I(1914-1919)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated+Consciousness
Date:
Sunday, March 1, 1914 to Thursday, February 28, 1918
Summary:
In "his late teens," Roth realizes that the quarrel between his father and Lucas had been over "a nigger woman" (111). He deduces that Lucas won the quarrel and from that concludes that Lucas, though black, is a "better man" than any of the Edmonds descendants.
Chronological Order:
289.00
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Keywords:
race, power, defiance, black women, italics, shame, anguish
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