Go Down, Moses, 235 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2016-08-11 11:47
Text: 
Go Down, Moses
Location: 
Sam Fathers' Gravesite in Go Down, Moses (Location)
Page Number: 
235
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Major de Spain broke camp that night. They carried
Page Event Ends: 
236
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
General Compson
General Compson's Son
Major de Spain
Walter Ewell
Boon Hogganbeck
Ike McCaslin
Unnamed Men at Hoke's Sawmill
Unnamed Men Who Live in the Big Bottom
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, December 3, 1884 to Wednesday, December 10, 1884
Summary: 

Over fifty men participate as Lion is buried by Boon in the woods. General Compson speaks a eulogy, "as he would have spoken over a man" (236).

Chronological Order: 
197.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Funeral, Eulogy, Respect
Environment:
Place›Grave
Cultural Issues:
Ritual›Funeral
Themes and Motifs:
Death›Burial | Death›Eulogy | Death›Funeral
Aesthetics:
Symbolism›Fire

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