Absalom, Absalom!, 74 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2017-12-03 10:13
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Sutpen Plantation in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
74
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
He is the curious one to me. He came
Page Event Ends: 
75
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Charles Bon
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
Henry Sutpen
Judith Sutpen
Thomas Sutpen
Characters Mentioned: 
Mrs. Charles Bon|Octoroon Mistress
Unnamed Roman Consul
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Sunday, December 25, 1859 to Tuesday, December 25, 1860
Summary: 

Mr. Compson begins trying to understand Charles Bon - "the curious one to me" - by summing up his experiences with the Sutpen family between two Christmases (74). [SOURCE: Father]

Chronological Order: 
182.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Mystery, Worldliness_vs_Provinciality, Estrangement, Love, Race
Actions:
Emotional›Detachment | Interaction, Private›Seducing | Mental›Fatalism | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues:
Race›Miscegenation
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Barbarism | Character›Sophistication
Relationships:
Romantic›Courtship
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Historical›Roman consul | Allusion, Historical›Scythian

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