Compson Place in The Unvanquished (Location)
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Location Key:
Display Label:
Compson Place
Map Icon:
Mansion
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X:
1325
Y:
894
Description:
Although the Compson place is richly detailed in The Sound and the Fury, it remains essentially offstage in The Unvanquished. Granny as well as Bayard and Ringo go there to see and borrow items from Mrs. Compson. And in "Skirmish at Sartoris" there is an enigmatic reference to a 'Mr. Compson' who took enslaved children from "the quarters" and "lined them up across the creek" to shoot sweet potatoes off their heads for sport (193) - one can only wonder if this is the same "creek" where Caddy muddies her drawers in The Sound and the Fury.
Role:
Site of Event
Status:
Continuous
Types:
Plantation; Plantation Grounds; Quarters
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