Absalom, Absalom!, 290 (Event)
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Page Number:
290
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
and (as during the long hot afternoon in the
Page Event Ends:
291
Era:
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Friday, January 1, 1858 to Wednesday, January 31, 1866
Summary:
On the road to the Sutpen place, Quentin has - and simultaneously remembers having the first time earlier that day - a vision of Sutpen, from the proud "rider" on the "black stallion" to the man who returned from the Civil War having lost everything but "old age and breathing" (290-91). [SOURCE: Quentin; Narrator]
Chronological Order:
153.00
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Keywords:
Epiphany, Simultaneity, Greatness, Loss
Themes and Motifs:
Aesthetics:
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