The Hamlet, 150 (Event)

Submitted by johnmcorrigan@g... on Sat, 2016-09-24 07:43
Text: 
The Hamlet
Location: 
McCarron Farm in The Hamlet (Location)
Page Number: 
150
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Shortly after that a rumor, a tale of a brief
Page Event Ends: 
150
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Unnamed People of Yoknapatawpha
Characters Mentioned: 
McCarron
Alison Hoake McCarron
Unnamed Woman Who Shot McCarron
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 10, 1884 to Wednesday, December 31, 1884
Notes: 

Checked 12/30/2016 JB

Summary: 

Following upon the rumor of gambling, a second rumor begins to circulate among the people of the county that a woman shot Hoake's father. These rumors become mixed into a legend of a gambling fortune that Alison has hidden in her house.

Chronological Order: 
55.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Action: Rumor; Themes: Infidelity, Gambling, Fortune
Actions:
Verbal›Rumor
Themes and Motifs:
Money›Hidden
Relationships:
Sexual›Extramarital

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