"Mule in the Yard", 264 (Event)

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Text:

"Mule in the Yard"

Location:

Hait's Cow Shed in "Mule in the Yard" (Location)

Page Number:

264

Order within Page:

First 8-10 words of event:

"You which?" old Het said. Mrs. Hait

Page Event Ends:

264

Era:

The Depression (1930-1940)

Characters Present:

Mannie Hait

Old Het

Narrative Status:

Narrated

Date:

Saturday, January 20, 1934 to Wednesday, January 31, 1934

Notes:

The story is dated contemporary when Faulkner wrote it, which, according to Theresa Towner and James B. Carothers in _Reading Faulkner: Collected Stories_, "is uncertain, it may have been written in the late winter or early spring of 1933-34. The story was published in August 1934 by _Scribner's_" (133). This story was later incorporated into Chapter 16 of _The Town_ and narrated by Charles Mallison. The date of this day's events in _The Town_ would be 1927, the year that Eula Varner dies.

Summary:

Old Het summarizes the day and prepares to return to poorhouse

Chronological Order:

29.00

Indeterminate Date Range:

Keywords:

poverty mule

Environment:

Time of Day›Night | Time of Year›January

Cultural Issues:

Economy›Poverty

Themes and Motifs: