"Red Leaves", 334 (Event)

Submitted by garrettm@u.nort... on Wed, 2013-07-10 13:08
Text: 
"Red Leaves"
Location: 
Swamp by Tallahatchie River in "Red Leaves" (Location)
Page Number: 
334
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
At sunset, creeping along the creek bank toward where
Page Event Ends: 
335
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Unnamed Enslaved Servant
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, January 5, 1852 to Friday, December 31, 1852
Notes: 

A "cottonmouth moccasin" attacks and grievously injures the body servant, who declares that he does not wish to die (334).

Summary: 

A "cottonmouth moccasin" bites Issetibeha's body servant (334). He addresses it as "grandfather" (335).

Chronological Order: 
17.20
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Environment - after sunset; Attack - snake; Cottonmouth Moccasin; Totem
Environment:
Time of Day›Sunset
Actions:
Non-human›Attack
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Frogs | Animals›Snake
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Epiphany

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