Absalom, Absalom!, 177 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-12-07 10:39
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Harvard University|Cambridge Area in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
177
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
("Maybe he had a girl," Shreve said. "Or maybe
Page Event Ends: 
177
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Quentin Compson
McCannon, Shreve
Characters Mentioned: 
Thomas Sutpen
French Architect
Unnamed Twenty Original Sutpen Slaves
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 13, 1910
Summary: 

Shreve again interrupts, speculating on why the architect ran away; Quentin does not reply, sitting before the letter from his father. [SOURCE: Narrator; Shreve]

Chronological Order: 
537.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Sexual_Desire, Interpretation
Actions:
Verbal›Speculation
Cultural Issues:
Sexuality›Desire | Slavery›Racialism
Themes and Motifs:
Story-telling›Audience response
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Mythical›Demon | Interpretation

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