Absalom, Absalom!, 31 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
31
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
So when, at the expiration of this second phase,
Page Event Ends:
32
Era:
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Monday, January 1, 1838 to Monday, December 31, 1838
Summary:
On another Sunday morning, Sutpen comes into Jefferson - this time to attend services at "the Methodist church" (31). The town believes he has come to find a wife, but is surprised when he seems to single out Goodhue Coldfield, forgetting that he has "a marriageable daughter" (32). [SOURCE: Narrator; Town, Grandfather, Father]
Chronological Order:
89.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Sabbath, Courtship, Respectability, Ambition, Surprise, Mystery
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Themes and Motifs:
Chaos/Order›Control | Character›Ruthless | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum | Values›Honor | Values›Justice | Values›Virtue
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