Unnamed Farmers

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2015-05-03 11:24
Text: 
"The Bear"
Character Key: 
Unnamed Farmers 3
Display Name: 
Unnamed Farmers
Sort Name: 
Unnamed Farmers
Race: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Class: 
Lower Class
Rank: 
Peripheral
Vitality: 
Alive
Occupation: 
Farming
Specific Job: 
Farmers
First Mentioned: 
Big Bottom in "The Bear" (Location)
Other Texts: 
Go Down, Moses
Biography: 

The story contrasts the hunters in the Big Woods to the "men myriad and nameless even" who "gnaw" and "swarm" and "hack" at the aboriginal forest in order to clear the trees for farming (281-82). Compared to the bear, they are "puny" and "like pygmies" (282).

Note: 
JBP: Changed "First Mention" from Fishing Camp to Big Bottom (first mentioned in event 281.3)
Individual or Group: 
Group
Character changes class in this text: 

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