Absalom, Absalom!, 14 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-11-30 16:00
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Sutpen Plantation in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
14
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
So that even I, a child still too young
Page Event Ends: 
14
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Unnamed Aunt of Rosa Coldfield
Goodhue Coldfield
Rosa Coldfield
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
Henry Sutpen
Judith Sutpen
Characters Mentioned: 
Coldfield, Father of Goodhue
Mrs. Coldfield(2)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 1850 to Thursday, December 31, 1863
Summary: 

Rosa describes her visits as a child to Sutpen's, and her sister's dying request, and wonders again "what crime" her ancestors committed to bring on this curse (14). [SOURCE: Rosa]

Chronological Order: 
135.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Curse, Providence, Death, Childhood
Cultural Issues:
Age›Childhood | Crime›Penalty for | Slavery›Southern curse
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Innocence
Relationships:
Familial

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