The Hamlet, 239 (Event)

Submitted by johnmcorrigan@g... on Sat, 2016-10-29 04:15
Text: 
The Hamlet
Location: 
Jack|Zack Houston's Land in The Hamlet (Location)
Page Number: 
239
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
and for four years and two months he had lived in
Page Event Ends: 
239
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Jack Houston
Unnamed Negro Farmhand(2)
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Merchant|Installment People
Unnamed Negro Cook(2)
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, July 2, 1894 to Wednesday, September 21, 1898
Notes: 

Checked 12/31/2016 JB

Summary: 

After the death of his wife, Houston adopts a spartan lifestyle for the next four years. He releases his female cook, sells his mare, and gives away his chickens. He returns all of the new furniture, keeping only a stove, kitchen table and cot. He even tries to live in the old house for one night, but loses even his ability to grieve in the house of his father.

Chronological Order: 
133.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Actions: Mourning; Themes: Grief, Death; Animals: Hound, Mare, Chickens; Symbols: Moon
Actions:
Emotional›Grief
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Absence

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