Short Fiction · Character
Gilma
A strapping nineteen-year-old who loved old Gamiche's farm as home, only to find his room emptied and his place claimed before the body is cold.
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Also known as Mista Gilma
First appearance: a gentleman of bayou t che
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The young man who lived with Monsieur Gamiche for ten years; after Gamiche's death, he is displaced by relatives and fights to keep his horse, later learning he is the sole heir.
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For ten years Gilma lived and worked beside Monsieur Gamiche on the hundred-acre plantation, and he alone wept at the funeral. When the dead man's relatives arrive from Caddo, his belongings are piled on the back…
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- Other
Character groups
- Return, secrets, and passion
- Legal and social struggles
- Duty, love, and return
- Protagonist
- Family secrets and hidden desires
- Marriage, independence, and folklore
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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