Absalom, Absalom!, 242 (Event)

Page Number: 
242
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
(he would have known about the octoroon and
Page Event Ends: 
243
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Monday, January 1, 1855 to Friday, December 31, 1858
Summary: 

Shreve suggests the lawyer arranged for "the octoroon" to be Bon's mistress, while sordidly scheming how to make the most money from the Sutpen story (242). [SOURCE: Shreve]

Chronological Order: 
147.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Materialism, Exploitation, Scheming

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