gathering of old men
...en are strong-minded, but the Cajun farmers’ changes are huge and demoralizing. The Cajuns farmers’ changes to the way of life means the destruction of the sugar cane fields. This is turn destroys the old men’s pasts. The story of a grathering of old men is a white landowner, renowned for his cruelty to his black neighbors, is shot to death, eighteen elderly black men take up their shotguns and congregate on the porch of their friend, Mathu, who has been accused of the murder. All claim to have done the shooting themselves. This story is also about a moving description of how people are capable of asserting their independence after lifetimes of subservience in a racist community. The story took place on the old Marshall Plantation in rural Louisiana on a Friday afternoon in October in the late 1970s The existence of racial interdependence is mostly obvious seen with the combination of "Salt and Pepper," the star football players. The success of these two players relies on their cooperation with one another. If Cal, the fullback, did not support Gil, the halfback, the duo would fail. Their need for joint playing is a metaphor for the entire South and in fact, the entire country. The races need to work together for everyone to be successful. Working separately will not allow ...