Flags in the Dust, 110 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2012-03-24 14:33
Text: 
Flags in the Dust
Location: 
Sartoris Plantation in Flags in the Dust (Location)
Page Number: 
110
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
At times, as Simon puttered about the place
Page Event Ends: 
114
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present: 
Isom
(Young) Bayard Sartoris
Elnora Strother
Simon Strother
Characters Mentioned: 
Jenny Du Pre
Colonel John Sartoris
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, May 1, 1919 to Monday, June 30, 1919
Summary: 

Simon summons up "Marse John" - Colonel Sartoris - asking him to "lay down de law" to Young Bayard, who has forgotten how a gentleman should behave (112). He then reluctantly agrees to go for a ride in Bayard's car.

Chronological Order: 
99.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Slavery_Master Generation_Gap Family_Honor
Environment:
Time of Day›Afternoon
Actions:
Movement›Car | Verbal›Singing | Work›Gardening
Cultural Issues:
Age›Growing old | Class›Declasse | Modernity›Speed | Slavery›Nostalgia | War›Return from war
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Car | Supernatural›Ghost
Aesthetics:
Diction›African American vernacular dialect

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