The Town, 320 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Mon, 2018-06-25 14:39
Text: 
The Town
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in The Town (Location)
Page Number: 
320
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Because ours was a town founded by Aryan Baptists and
Page Event Ends: 
321
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Ikkemotubbe
Issetibbeha
Unnamed Baptist and Methodist Settlers
Unnamed Baptists and Methodists
Unnamed Chinese Laundryman
Unnamed Enslaved People
Unnamed Jewish Families
Unnamed Presbyterians and Episcopalians
Unnamed Sister of Issetibbeha
Doctor Wyott
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Tourists from the North
Wyott, Grandfather of Doctor Wyott
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1830 to Saturday, December 31, 1932
Summary: 

Charles describes the various ethnic and religious forces that founded and shaped "our town," noting the central role played by "Baptists and Methodists" in determining the local mores (320).

Chronological Order: 
1.40
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Demographics: Dominant ideology Demographics: Others Religion: Protestantism Allusion: Historical event burning of Jefferson History: Native Americans
Cultural Issues:
History›Arrival of whites in Mississippi | Race›Chickasaw | Race›Native American | Religion›Atheism | Religion›Baptist | Religion›Episcopal | Religion›Judaism | Religion›Methodism | Religion›Presbyterian | War›Civil War
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Burning a town | Past›Yoknapatawpha founders
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Parentheses | Recurring Episodes›Battle of Jefferson

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