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  • From: RHONDA MCDONNELL <rhonda_mcdonnell AT msn.com>
  • To: "Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion" <percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [percy-l] LITR Slow Read - Chapter 1 - "July Fourth"
  • Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2014 10:14:42 -0500

Nice distinction, Karl. I wonder which the maid was more comfortable with?
Likely the old way, as it wouldn't lead to "trouble."

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> On Jul 1, 2014, at 9:21 AM, "Karl M. Terrell" <kterrell AT stokeswagner.com>
> wrote:
>
> "Have" is more passive than "make." A more forceful action (and verb) was
> unnecessary. It was the "old style," backed by unspoken custom. If the
> maid were to violate the rule and drop into the front seat, the
> conservative housewife would have frowned uncomfortably. Some would have
> been quick to redirect the maid to the back seat, and would have done so
> with an icy sweetness -- "Annie Mae, no; you'll be much more comfortable in
> the back seat."
>
> The liberal housewife, therefore, must "make" the maid sit up front with
> her.
>
> Such as it was, it in the 'go fetch the maid' days of the Jim Crow world
> Percy knew.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Percy-L [mailto:percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
> RHONDA MCDONNELL
> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2014 1:26 AM
> To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion
> Subject: Re: [percy-l] LITR Slow Read - Chapter 1 - "July Fourth"
>
>
>
>> On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:31 AM, "Karl M. Terrell" <kterrell AT stokeswagner.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> while conservative Christian housewives have their maids ride in the back
>> seat, in the “old style” … “Liberal housewives make their maids ride on
>> the front seat”
>
> I have the same passage highlighted in my book. I wonder, what is the
> difference between the verbs "have" and "make"? In either case, none of the
> housewives "let" the maids ride where the will.
>
> Interesting also that Tom's women have jobs in the midst of this housewife
> dotted paradise he describes.
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