Absalom, Absalom!, 201 (Event)

Page Number: 
201
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
Because he was not afraid until after it was all over,
Page Event Ends: 
202
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
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Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, January 1, 1823 to Saturday, December 31, 1825
Summary: 

The narrative perspective pulls back from the rebellion to describe Haiti itself as a place where "the sheen on the dollars was not from gold but from blood" (201-02). [SOURCE: Grandfather-Quentin; Sutpen]

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