Absalom, Absalom!, 113 (Event)

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113
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2
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Or not expect perhaps, not even hope; not
Page Event Ends: 
114
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Wednesday, May 3, 1865
Summary: 

Rosa's fantasy about "what might have been" gives way to a feeling that she's having a nightmare about "what cannot, must not, be" (113); but from that she is pulled back to reality by Clytemnestra's "face" and "hand" (114). [SOURCE: Rosa]

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Keywords: 
Italics, Nightmare, Reality, Race
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