The Sound and the Fury, 57 (Event)

Submitted by sperkins@stanfo... on Mon, 2014-06-16 16:25
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Compson Inset: Kitchen in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
57
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
I ate some cake. Luster's hand came and took another piece.
Page Event Ends: 
58
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Benjy Compson
Dilsey Gibson
Luster
Characters Mentioned: 
Mrs. Caroline Compson
Versh Gibson
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, April 7, 1928
Notes: 

Benjy sits and watches the fire while Luster eats Benjy's birthday cake.

Summary: 

Benjy tries to watch the fire while eating the cake with Luster. When Dilsey suspects her son is teasing Benjy she hits him.

Chronological Order: 
18.29
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Birthday, Fire, Punishment, Teasing
Actions:
Bodily›Eating | Emotional›Crying | Moral›Punishment | Perceptual›Listening | Physical›Nonverbal taunting or teasing | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues:
Food›Birthday cake | Ritual›Birthday
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Fire | Objects›knife | Time›Abrupt shift in time | Time›Return to present time
Relationships:
Familial›Grandparent-grandchild | Hierarchical›Caretaker-mentally challenged person
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration

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