Go Down, Moses, 328 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2016-09-08 11:28
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Hunting Camp in "Delta Autumn"|Go Down, Moses in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
328
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
"I thought Uncle Ike was going to say
Page Event Ends: 
332
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Roth Edmonds
Isham
Will Legate
Ike McCaslin
Unnamed Younger Generation of Hunters
Henry Wyatt
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, November 25, 1940 to Saturday, November 30, 1940
Summary: 

At supper Roth provokes an argument with Ike about human nature. The other hunters are shocked by his behavior, but Ike argues calmly about how he "still believe[s]" in God's plan, and in the men who have to carry it out (330).

Chronological Order: 
434.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Providence, Human_Nature, Debate, Hunting_as_Metaphor, Sexual_Union
Actions:
Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues:
Government›Federal laws and regulations | Hunting and Fishing›Rules | Land-Use›Loss of wildlife | Sexuality›Sexual passion
Themes and Motifs:
Determinism›Vs human agency | Morals›Morality | Values›Love
Relationships:
Intergenerational›Hunting party
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Biblical›Genesis | Diction›Double entendre | Figures of Speech›Hunting metaphor / imagery | Typography/Orthography›Capitalization

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