![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The narrator, John, introduces Julius as a storyteller and proceeds to relate the story the old man tells complete in slave dialect. The collection starts off with what is probably the second most cohesive display of the Chesnutt’s brilliantly subtle method of telling a story-within-a-story-within-a-story-within-a-story to force readers to understand theme, character, literary method, irony and historical revision, bested only by his masterpiece (and one of the finest short stories in the history of American literature), “Dave’s Neckliss.” “The Goophered Grapevine” sets the template for the stories to follow as it is introduced by a white narrator who has bought the plantation where old Uncle Julius used to be a slave. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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