There is an accumulation of wealth at one pole. The Morgan family takes the change. As a rich family, they have the ability to buy everything they want. It
seems that they want to “conquer” all of the property in Ruby. Having all of the property of Ruby let them rule the community. Deek and Steward were interested
in approving the loan, provided he could persuade somebody to sell him the property. So the question was where Morrison 186.
It cannot be denied that the Morgan family is the source of the loan since
they have the bank. Funding the Ruby will give a positive effect to strengthen their position in Ruby.
b. Ruby as an “Oligarchical” Community
Democracy is safer and more permanent than oligarchies, because they have a middle class which dominates and has a greater share in the government;
for when there is no middle class, and the poor greatly exceeds in number, troubles arise, and the state soon comes to an end Aristotle 2. Ruby as a
community seems to adopt the system of Oligarchical rather than Democracy. Only several people of Ruby community become the decision maker. Only some
people dominate and rule Ruby. Most of them are the rich ones. They have that opportunity mostly because they are rich or act like they are rich. Getting closer to
the Morgan family gives someone a chance to be included the upper class people. There is a conflict between Reverend Misner who disagrees with the
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getting as many as possible followers for his Church since the Morgan family is the most influential family in Ruby.
Mis ner knew that Puliam‟s words were a widening of the war he had
declared on Misner‟s activities: tempting the young to step outside the wall, outside the town limits, shepherding them, forcing them to
transgress, to think of themselves as civil warriors. He know also that a public secret about a never-born baby poked through the grounds of the
quarrel like a fang Morrison 144.
As written by Gunnar Myrdal, the Church has been, and continues to be, the outstanding social institution in the Negro community. It has a far wider
function than to bring spiritual inspiration to its communicants. It is a social center, it is a club, it is an area for the exercise of one‟s capabilities and powers, a
world in which one may achieve self-realization and preferment Myrdal 867. The Morgan family has its influence on Ruby and also the Oven; as the
central religious life of Ruby, Reverend Puliam takes this change to get closer to the Morgan family Deacon and Steward, who behave as if God are their silent
business partner Morrison 143, in order to achieve self preferment. This statement shows that being a Morgan family partner will give someone a high
position within Ruby and as a reverend it will be “profitable” since Reverend
Senior Puliam is the leader of Methodist Church. The Methodists, early on, has smiled at the dissension among the Baptists. The Pentecostals laughs out loud. But
not for long. Young members in their own churches begin to voice opinions about the words Morrison 83.
Reverend Senior Puliam knows exactly this situation and uses it. He is bringing the weight of his large and long Methodist education to bear down on
Richard… Puliam is targeting Misner Morrison 142. Confrontation between the Morgans and the Fleetwoods is just a drama.
Actually the unity of two families, the Morgans and the Fleetwoods, will give a
great impact to the domination of the two families.
Foolish wedding…. But the war was not between the Morgans, the Fleetwoods and those who sided with either. It was true that Jeff had taken
to carrying a handgun; that Steward Morgan and Arnold Fleetwood had
shouted at each other in the street… Morrison 149. Oligarchical system dominates Ruby community. Defending this system will ruin
Ruby community. The climax begins when several people try to get rid of the Convent women since the women threat the existence of the Morgan family
domination and the system of Ruby which legally support Oligarchical system.
c. The Morgan Family as the Ruling Class Family
The Morgan family has the money for Ruby so that Ruby can exist. Moreover, they do not beg for help from the State. Not as big as the one they had
built in Haven, but it is open eight months a year and no begging the State for money to run it. Not one cent Morrison 111. This situation is an evidence of the
Morgan family ‟s domination. The Morgan family acts as they have Ruby as their
own town. Two characters who do not like this situation are Richard Misner and Anna Flood.
She was watching Deek‟s sedan circle the Oven and then cruise slowly past her stone. “Why does he have to hover like that?” Richard Misner
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