"A Bear Hunt", 66 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2017-10-04 10:53
Text: 
"A Bear Hunt"
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in "A Bear Hunt" (Location)
Page Number: 
66
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
When I got back to town, the first fellow
Page Event Ends: 
66
Era: 
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present: 
Ratliff
Unnamed Fellows
Characters Mentioned: 
Major de Spain
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, November 11, 1932 to Wednesday, November 30, 1932
Summary: 

Ratliff begins telling his story at the end, when he returns to town and is asked "what happened to your face?" (66).

Chronological Order: 
35.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Return, Wounds, Story-Telling:Vernacular
Cultural Issues:
Health and Illness›Injured | Hunting and Fishing
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Cats | Animals›Dogs | Arrivals/Departures›Return | Body›Face | Story-telling›Reminiscence
Aesthetics:
Diction›Rural vernacular | Diction›Southern dialect | Genre Conventions›Tall tale | Narrative›Narrative shift | Tone›Humorous

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