Intruder in the Dust, 206 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2015-07-04 10:26
Text: 
Intruder in the Dust
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in Intruder in the Dust (Location)
Page Number: 
206
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
walking the last silent and empty block, ringing
Page Event Ends: 
209
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Characters Present: 
Chick Mallison
Characters Mentioned: 
Aleck Sander
Lucas Beauchamp
Vinson Gowrie
Miss Eunice Habersham
Sheriff Hope Hampton
Willy Ingrum
Unnamed Counterman
Unnamed Country People
Unnamed Jefferson Merchants and Professionals
Unnamed Members of Mob
Unnamed Movie-Goers
Unnamed Negro Janitor
Unnamed Night Marshal
Unnamed Truck Driver
Unnamed Young Men in Jefferson
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, May 9, 1947
Summary: 

Leaving his uncle beside the jail, Chick walks to the deserted Square. Thinking about the people who filled it, he again reviews the events of the story and what they revealed to him about his home town and his identity as its native son.

Chronological Order: 
190.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Southern_Identity Entertainment:Movies Drinking:Coca_Cola Mob_Behavior Absence Community
Environment:
Public›Town Square | Time of Day›Ten o'clock p.m. | Time of Year›May
Actions:
Mental›Thinking | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues:
Entertainment›Movies | Group Mentality›Mob behavior
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Absence
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Parentheses

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