Absalom, Absalom!, 56 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2017-12-02 10:41
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Sutpen Plantation in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
56
Order within Page: 
5
First 8-10 words of event: 
Because Sutpen was acting his role too. He had
Page Event Ends: 
57
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
Thomas Sutpen
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople
Unnamed Overseer at Sutpen's Hundred
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, January 1, 1848 to Friday, August 31, 1860
Summary: 

Mr. Compson sums up Sutpen's success: "He was the biggest single landowner and cotton-planter in the county" (56). Despite this, his standing among the people of Jefferson remains equivocal. [SOURCE: Father; Town]

Chronological Order: 
122.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Wealth, Status, Performance, Reputation, Irony, Figure_of_Speech
Cultural Issues:
Class›Power | Economy›Wealth | Materialism›Status
Themes and Motifs:
Recurring Tropes›Performance
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Mythical›Fate | Figures of Speech›Shadow | Figures of Speech›Stage manager | Figures of Speech›Woodpile

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