The Town, 241 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2018-06-24 08:49
Text: 
The Town
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in The Town (Location)
Page Number: 
241
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
Nobody knew just exactly how old old Het
Page Event Ends: 
242
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Old Het
Unnamed Jefferson Ladies
Characters Mentioned: 
General Compson
Old Mrs. Compson
V.K. Ratliff
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1902 to Friday, December 31, 1926
Summary: 

Charles sums up the way that Old Het travels from "house to house," bringing "alarm and consternation" to the housewives of Jefferson when she comes to town from the poorhouse where she lives (242).

Chronological Order: 
8.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Past-in-present Consternation Disruption Race: Interracial relations
Environment:
Place›Poorhouse
Cultural Issues:
Age›Old age | Clothes›And class | Clothes›Hat | Clothes›Headrag | Clothes›Shabby
Relationships:
Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Parentheses

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