Absalom, Absalom!, 220 (Event)

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220
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1
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"Your old man," Shreve said. "When your grandfather
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221
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
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Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 13, 1910
Summary: 

Shreve interrupts Quentin's telling to ask if either Grandfather or Father knew "what the demon was talking about" (220). The narrator attributes his attempt at "levity" to the "sentimentality of the young" (221). [SOURCE: Narrator]

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Keywords: 
Audience, Tone, Youth, Uncertainty
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