Absalom, Absalom!, 229 (Event)

Page Number: 
229
Order within Page: 
4
First 8-10 words of event: 
and she told how she didn't know that Wash
Page Event Ends: 
230
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Thursday, August 12, 1869
Summary: 

Sutpen's death is told first from the perspective of the Negro midwife who has helped Milly Jones deliver the baby that Sutpen comes to the fishing camp to see; she hears Wash outside the camp threatening Sutpen and runs away. [SOURCE: Midwife; Quentin]

Chronological Order: 
414.60
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Insult, Childbirth, Perspective, Hearing

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