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The Goophered Grapevine
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"The Goophered Grapevine"
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Imagery
"We drove between the decayed gate-posts -- the gate itself had long since disappeared -- and up the straight, sandy lane to the open space where a dwelling-house had once stood. But the house had fallen a victim to the fortunes of war, and nothing remained of it except the brick pillars upon which the sills had rested." (97).
Characterization
"'Don't let us disturb you', I said. 'There is plenty of room for us all'" (95).
"We assured him that we would be glad to hear how it all happened, and he began to tell us. At first the current of his memory -- or imagination -- seemed somewhat sluggish; but as his embarrassment wore off, his language flowed more freely, and the story acquired perspective and coherence." (96).
Charles Chestnutt
Antaganosit
" Well, I dunno whe'r you b'lieves in cunj'in 'er not, - but de truf er de matter is dat dis yer ole vimy'd is goophered" (96).
Theme
"I wouldn' spec' fer you ter b'lieve me 'less you know all 'bout de fac's. But ef you en young miss dere doan' min' lis'n'in' ter a ole nigger run on a minute er two w'ile you er restin', I kin 'splain to yer how it all happen'." (96).
Timeline
" I bought the vineyard, never the less, and it has been for along time in a thriving condition, it is often refereed too by the local press as a striking illustration of the opportunities opened to Northern capital in the development of Southern industries." (103).
" Indeed, when I first saw the town, there brooded over it a calm that seemed almost sabbatic in it's restfulness, though I learned later on that underneath it's somnolent exterior the deeper currents of life- love and hatred, joy and despair, ambition and avarice, faith and friendship- flowed not less steadily than in livelier latitudes." (94).
About the Author
"It was a sufficient time after the war for conditions in the South to have become somewhat settled; and i was enough of a pioneer to start a new industry." (93)
- Born in 1858 on June 20th in Cleveland, Ohio.
- Son of free African-Americans.
- Moved to North Carolina at age 8.
- Born in the "American Renaissance" era.
- The Goophered Grapevine was his first nationally recognized book.