... were whole companies of white-trash, clean for the first time in their lives, and bands of black niggers in white robes, and battalions of freaks and lunatics shouting and clapping and leaping like frogs" (353). However, Ruby sees that the people bringing up the rear are the people most like Claud and her. Ruby also sees the "virtues" of every person being "burned away." ... Seeing Claud and she behind the others and seeing everyone's virtues being burned away makes Ruby realize that God makes ... ." Southern Humanities Review 7, no.3 (summer 1973). Rpt. In Modern Critical views: Flanner...

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... heaven. There were whole companies of white-trash, clean for the first time in their lives, and bands of black niggers in white robes, and battalions of freaks and lunatics shouting and clapping and leaping like frogs. And bringing up the end of the procession was a tribe of people whom she recognized at once ... as those who, like herself and Claud, had always had little of everything and the God-given wit to use it right. [ .] They were marching behind the others with great dignity, ... Mrs. Turpin is assumed a changed woman and will respect everyone no matter what race or "class" he...

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... she failed to listen to them. Her relationship with her captives varied over time but there is a slow movement from a negative to a positive relationship (as positive as the situation allows). She becomes useful to the Indians because of her ability to sew clothes. Many of them give her food and some give her items. Once she received a knife but her master took ... Philip and was asked to make him a shirt for that she received a shilling which she used to buy some hoarse flesh with (pg. 83). Unlike the English, the Native Americans would consider the captives as part of the Indian socie...

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