"Appendix: Compson", 341 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2018-05-24 10:13
Text: 
"Appendix: Compson"
Location: 
Compson Place in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Page Number: 
341
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
QUENTIN. The last. Candace's daughter. Fatherless nine months
Page Event Ends: 
341
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Caddy Compson
(Miss) Quentin
Unnamed Father of Caddy Compson's Child
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, January 1, 1910 to Tuesday, January 31, 1911
Summary: 

The section for Caddy's daughter Quentin starts with her conception, which includes her future: as soon as the sex of the fertilized egg is determined as female, she is "doomed to be unwed" (341).

Chronological Order: 
31.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Themes and Motifs: Determinism: Uterine Cultural Issues: Gender: Marriage Themes and Motifs: Sexuality: Conception Themes and Motifs: Identity: Illegitimacy
Cultural Issues:
Sexuality›Illegitimacy
Themes and Motifs:
Determinism›Gendered | Determinism›Genetic | Recurring Tropes›Doom

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