Go Down, Moses, 182 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2016-08-10 09:27
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Big Bottom in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
182
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
It had already begun on that day when he first
Page Event Ends: 
183
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Cass Edmonds
Ike McCaslin
"Hunters"
Unnamed Farmers(1)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, November 1, 1877 to Friday, November 30, 1877
Summary: 

The narrative reflects on Ike's first hunting trip into the wilderness, on his quest to become a hunter, and on the mythic animal - "the big old bear with one trap-ruined foot" (182) - that "loomed and towered" over that quest (183).

Chronological Order: 
110.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Quest, Hunting, Animal:Old_Ben, Destruction, Wilderness, Progress, Fear, Dream
Environment:
Natural›Wilderness
Actions:
Hunting›Bear hunting
Cultural Issues:
Age›Coming of age | Hunting and Fishing›Local legend | Identity, Cultural›Heritage | Identity, Personal›Hunter | Land-Use›Loss of wilderness
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Livestock | Animals›Named bear Ben
Relationships:
Intergenerational›Hunting party
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Mythical›Priam

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