Absalom, Absalom!, 11 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
11
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
Because he was too young. He was just twenty-five
Page Event Ends:
11
Era:
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Saturday, June 1, 1833 to Sunday, June 30, 1833
Summary:
Rosa returns to the moment of Sutpen's arrival in Jefferson, interpreting the significance of both his youth and the appearance of "those negroes of his" (11). [SOURCE: Rosa]
Chronological Order:
44.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Opportunity, Wealth, Flush_Times
Actions:
Cultural Issues:
Age›Youth | Class›Birthright | Class›Gentility | Class›Respectability | Class›Social mobility | Economy›Consumption | Economy›Gambling | Identity, Personal›Background | Identity, Personal›On frontier | Law›Frontier justice | Progress›Clearing the land | Slavery›Forced migration | Slavery›Imported | Slavery›Ownership
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Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Carolina | Allusion, Geographical›Mississippi River | Allusion, Geographical›New Orleans, Louisiana | Allusion, Geographical›Virginia | Figures of Speech›Face | Figures of Speech›Gambling imagery | Figures of Speech›Hyperbole | Figures of Speech›Metonym | Narrative›Conjectural narration | Narrative›Parentheses
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