One section observes that a certain creature "has got more god in him" than the priest Jackson will ever see while musing on a butterfly.
One character wonders how long people in a covered wagon have been waiting after he spots them while on a ferry ride. The whiskey-drinking Ralph slams his head against a house after calling his brother at two in the morning in this work. The protagonist recounts his parents singing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and other episodes from his childhood in three sections from this novel, which is written entirely in italics. One section observes that a certain creature "has got more god in him" than the priest Jackson will ever see while musing on a butterfly. This novel opens with a prologue describing a balmy evening of its Tennessee setting, entitled "Knoxville: Summer, 1915." Walter Starr invites the protagonist to listen to his gramophone and Mary tries to explain to Catherine and Rufus that their father is never coming back in this work. For 10 points, name this novel in which a car accident kills Jay Follet, a work of James Agee.
One character wonders how long people in a covered wagon have been waiting after he spots them while on a ferry ride.
A Death in the Family