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…begins with a description of the town. The streets are quiet, lights are turned out, and fear is about. Annie arrives to the home of Molly to keep her company and to catch her up on current events. Mayor Orden will be arriving to her home soon to speak to her…

…. The novel Cold Sassy Tree by Olive Ann Burns is a story from a 14 year-old boy's point of view in 1906 in the south Georgia town of Cold Sassy. The book begins with Grandpa Blakeslee announcing to his daughters, Mary Willis and Loma…

…was quite influential in the community of Jefferson, so it was expected that the community respect his daughter, Emily. She did not pay property taxes because of the past favors that her father had done for the town. Emily’s marriage to Homer Barron could have…

…of life. In this story Crane traces the train ride home of Jack Potter, who is confronted with both external and internal conflicts, from San Antonio to Yellow Sky, Texas. Jack Potter is “the town marshal of Yellow Sky” (252). He is portrayed as a valiant…

…smiled at the comfort my senses drew from the yard before them, and appreciated all the more the town I had come to call home. Then I pushed my way into the main structure which housed Cousin Elmer's other treasures.…

…gave her the first beating. Others in town knew of the abuse Delia suffered from. One gentlemen from town made the comment one day, “[Sykes] done beat [Delia] ‘nough tuh kill three women.” Many people in the town had little to no respect for Sykes because…

…for love and control. Emily Grierson did not change with the times as a normal person would, the town around her changed and as time went on she became more and more out of sync with the town. After meeting a Yankee by the name of Homer Barron, she began to take…

…trouble finding a job and a place to live because of the way the people in the town looked at him and treated him. He moved from town to town never finding a sense of security he was looking for. Finally he moved to a town where a neighbor helped him land…

…for love and control. Emily Grierson did not change with the times as a normal person would, the town around her changed and as time went on she became more and more out of sync with the town. After meeting a Yankee by the name of Homer Barron, she began to take…

…to a June bug on it's back, letting the hunter know how helpless she is. The hunter and Phoenix then begin to talk, and the hunter asks her if she is on her way home. When Phoenix replies that she is on her way to town, the hunter discourages her by telling her…