How Does Sutter Kill Boy Charles?

Boy Charles and Doaker stole piano. He was later murdered for it in the yellow box train car by whites.

How did boy Charles die?

Thus, on July 4, 1911, he, Doaker, and Wining Boy stole it. Later that day, lynchers set Boy Charles's house on fire. He fled to catch the Yellow Dog, but the mob stopped the train and set his boxcar on fire. Boy Charles died along with the hobos in his car, all of whom became the ghosts of the railroad.

Why does Boy Willie fight Sutter?

The story is moved along by decisions: Boy Willie decides to buy Sutter's farmland and sell the piano to finance his own farm. He decides to pressure Berniece to sell the piano which causes her to fight him with accusations and finally threaten his life.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

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