Both Uses of
mêlée
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- Out in the road it was a melee of shoving, strangers touching and shoving at me.†
Chpt 3 *melee = disorganized mass of people
- After the hunt ended there was supposed to be a celebration, but before the old men could drag their drums out under the tree and get the dancing started, it had already turned into a melee of screaming and fighting.†
Chpt 4
Definition:
a disorganized mass of people -- especially engaged in hand-to-hand combat, or rioting, or all going different directions and bumping into each other