"Two Soldiers", 95 (Event)

Submitted by scott.t.chancel... on Sun, 2014-08-10 18:00
Text: 
"Two Soldiers"
Location: 
Memphis: Army Recruiting Station in "Two Soldiers" (Location)
Page Number: 
95
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
It was another office behind that un
Page Event Ends: 
97
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Characters Present: 
Boy Grier
Pete Grier
Mrs. McKellogg
Unnamed Army Lieutenant
Unnamed Soldier in Memphis
Characters Mentioned: 
Mrs. Res Grier
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, January 2, 1942 to Saturday, January 31, 1942
Summary: 

The narrator is taken to another room at the recruiting station. There, Pete Grier arrives from the train station, where he is waiting to be taken to basic training, and convinces his brother to return to the family farm. After Pete leaves, Mrs. McKellogg arrives to take the boy into her care.

Chronological Order: 
21.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Violence; the Army; Farming; Transportation; Family Wealth; Patronage
Environment:
Place›Office
Actions:
Bodily›Smoking | Economic›Gifting | Emotional›Caring | Emotional›Love | Physical›Kissing | Verbal›Disagreeing | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues:
Agriculture›Farming life | Mass Media›Telephone
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss | Arrivals/Departures›Departure | Determinism›Lack of choice | Time
Relationships:
Familial›Sibling

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