Absalom, Absalom!, 29 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
29
Order within Page:
3
First 8-10 words of event:
and so created of Sutpen's very defeat the victory
Page Event Ends:
30
Era:
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 1835 to Monday, December 31, 1838
Notes:
Removed "out" from 8-10 ("and so created of Sutpen's very defeat the victory")
Summary:
After the architect leaves, Sutpen lives in what the narrator calls "masculine solitude" - though the slaves remain in the "quarters" - in his still unfinished mansion (30). [SOURCE: Narrator; Grandfather, Town]
Chronological Order:
81.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Hunting, Drinking, Gender, Respectability, Quarters
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Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Deer | Animals›Dogs | Animals›Turkey | Chaos/Order›Creating order | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Community›Secrecy | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Money›Gold | Objects›Footprint | Recurring Tropes›Solitude | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum
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