# The Sport of the Gods — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Sport of the Gods by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

- [The Hamiltons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/i-the-hamiltons.md): This chapter introduces the Hamilton family, focusing on Berry and Fannie Hamilton, their home, and their children Joe and Kitty. Berry, a former slave, has worked as butler for Maurice Oakley for twenty years, and the f
- [A Farewell Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ii-a-farewell-dinner.md): Maurice Oakley, a conservative and adaptable man, hosts a farewell dinner for his younger half-brother Francis, who is returning to Paris to pursue his art. The Oakleys hope Francis will marry Claire Lessing and settle i
- [III: The Theft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iii-the-theft.md): Francis Oakley discovers that nearly a thousand dollars has been stolen from his locked cabinet. Despite his trust in the butler Berry Hamilton, circumstantial evidence—including a window overlooking Berry's cottage—lead
- [From a Clear Sky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/iv-from-a-clear-sky.md): On the morning of Francis Oakley's departure, Berry Hamilton cheerfully rouses his family to help with the early preparations. After Francis leaves, Maurice Oakley and a detective confront Berry about a $500 bank deposit
- [V: The Justice of Men](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/v-the-justice-of-men.md): Berry Hamilton is arrested and convicted for stealing from Maurice Oakley, despite a lack of evidence and his previously spotless reputation. The community, both black and white, turns against him, with former friends an

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- [VI: Outcasts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vi-outcasts.md)
- [VII: In New York](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/vii-in-new-york.md)
- [An Evening Out](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/viii-an-evening-out.md)
- [His Heart's Desire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/ix-his-heart-s-desire.md)
- [A Visitor from Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/x-a-visitor-from-home.md)
- [XI: Broken Hopes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xi-broken-hopes.md)
- [All the World's a Stage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xii-all-the-world-s-a-stage.md)
- [XIII: The Oakleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xiii-the-oakleys.md)
- [Frankenstein](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xiv-frankenstein.md)
- [XV: “Dear, Damned, Delightful Town”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xv-dear-damned-delightful-town.md)
- [XVI: Skaggs's Theory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xvi-skaggs-s-theory.md)
- [XVII: A Yellow Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xvii-a-yellow-journal.md)
- [XVIII: What Berry Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_sport_of_the_gods_se/chapters/xviii-what-berry-found.md)

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