Setting The action takes place in the United States in the mid-nineteenth century on two Louisiana plantations, one called Valmonde, a family name, and the other called L'Abri (French for shelter). ... His father then brought the boy to Louisiana. ... Madame is surprised at how the child, a boy, has grown. ... A quadroon boy is fanning him. ... She dismisses the boy. ...
The dream gave the narrator the impression that the Grandfather was being serious no matter what type of setting they were in, which was a setting that is not normally used for somber. ... This represented how everyone can look at him and tell that he is a black person and that is all they will see. The message read, "Keep This Nigger Boy Running" (324). This means that his whole life people would look at him as a black person. ...
She makes an ominous statement about the character "the Misfit", who embodies all that is bad in the world that would later make a connection with the setting of the deaths of the family. In this final setting, the true face of human nature shines through, as the grandmother attempts to reason with the Misfit, to no avail, and then tries to save only her own life and not the lives of the family. ... When she sees a young black child with no pants, she explains to the grandchildren how poor people are in the country. Though she makes no mention of how unfortunate this is, instead she begins ...
