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The Morning Watch follows 12‑year‑old Richard during a nightlong prayer vigil at the chapel of an unnamed Episcopal boarding school on Good Friday, 1923. After participating in the 4 a.m. shift, he joins the 4:30 a.m. service. Later, he and two classmates run off to the lake to swim, knowing they will be punished for leaving early. Along the way, Richard finds a locust shell on a tree; after swimming, the boys kill a snake. On their return, Richard keeps the locust shell as he goes back to school.
First publish date: 1950
Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature
Authors: James Agee
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