A Gathering of Old Men is a novel by Ernest J. Gaines published in 1983.
Set on a 1970s Louisiana cane farm, the novel addresses racial discrimination in the post-civil rights era South. The novel's title characters each admit to the murder of Beau, a Cajun farmer, in an effort to protect the guilty party, and view their stand as a development of their manhood.
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The Question and Answer section for A Gathering of Old Men is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The Reverend falls to the ground. As he gets up slowly, the other men form a line in front of Mapes so that he can question and hit them all while Candy stands at the front of the line.
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Mathu is the main suspect in the killing of Beau Baton.
