That Evening Sun | Summary
‘‘That Evening Sun’’ opens as a reminiscence: the narrator, whose identity is unknown at first, reports that in Jefferson, "the streets are paved now, and the telephone and electric companies are cutting down more and more of the shade trees.’’ The time is approximately the turn of the century. The narrator first introduces Nancy, a washerwoman who takes in laundry from white people around Jefferson. The narrator then mentions Jesus suggests—but does not say—that he is Nancy's husband, and notes that ‘‘father told him to stay away from our house.’’
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