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Mules and Men | Part I, Chapter Two: Summary and Analysis

New Characters:
Bennie Lee: a drunk man who tries to tell stories for the group.

Shug: Bennie Lee’s stepsister. She argues with Bennie Lee while she is trying to tell a story.

Gold: a woman who breaks up the storytelling by arguing with Gene.

Summary
The day after the “toe-party,” the same people Zora met on the store porch are there again, playing cards. Seeing Zora, they invite her over and let her know that if she wants to hear folktales, they plan to tell a lot that night. Since there is a church lesson going on while Zora is...


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