"Gold Is Not Always", 234 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2016-08-09 07:45
Text: 
"Gold Is Not Always"
Location: 
Ruined Mansion and Orchard in "Gold Is Not Always" (Location)
Page Number: 
234
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
It was not in the bottom, but on a hill
Page Event Ends: 
236
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Lucas
Unnamed Salesman
George Wilkins
Characters Mentioned: 
Roth Edmonds
Two White Men
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, August 2, 1940 to Saturday, August 31, 1940
Summary: 

Lucas leads the salesman to the orchard of a ruined estate. Aroused by finding the silver dollars that Lucas had buried earlier, the salesman agrees to return the mule and give Lucas "the finding machine" (235).

Chronological Order: 
23.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Scheming, Discovery, Money, Ownership, Negotiation, Ruins, Night
Environment:
Atmospheric›Starlight | Place›Decayed house | Place›Decayed plantation
Actions:
Economic›Scamming | Physical›Digging | Physical›Discovering | Verbal›Negotiation
Cultural Issues:
Law›Bill of sale | Materialism›Machinery or mechanical references | Race›Black property ownership | Race›Stereotype lower intelligence
Themes and Motifs:
Money›Silver dollar | Objects›Coin | Psychological›Manipulation

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