Absalom, Absalom!, 179 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-12-07 11:02
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Western Virginia in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
179
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
" - where what few other people he knew lived
Page Event Ends: 
180
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Thomas Sutpen
Unnamed Indians in Western Virginia
Unnamed Mountain People
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Enslaved Field Hands
Unnamed Tidewater Planters
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 1807 to Wednesday, December 31, 1817
Summary: 

Growing up in the mountains, Sutpen knew nothing about slavery or class differences; in the mountains "the land belongs to anybody and everybody" (179). [SOURCE: Sutpen; Grandfather-Quentin]

Chronological Order: 
1.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Equality, Cultural_Innocence, Indian_Hunting
Actions:
Violent›Interracial
Cultural Issues:
Age›Youth | Class›Class consciousness | Economy›Property | Economy›Wealth
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Innocence
Relationships:
Interracial›Indian-white

digyok:node/event/15921