As I Lay Dying, 177 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-21 15:41
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Frenchman's Bend Church in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
177
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
When they told me she was dying, all that
Page Event Ends: 
177
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Reverend Whitfield
Characters Mentioned: 
Addie Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, July 1, 1927 to Saturday, July 23, 1927
Summary: 

Hearing that Addie is dying, Whitfield struggles with the secret of his affair with her. He concludes that God commands him to confess it to her family.

Chronological Order: 
75.30
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Sin Secret Confession Satan God Guilt Forgiveness
Environment:
Time of Day›Night
Actions:
Emotional›Guilt | Moral›Confession | Moral›Forgiveness
Cultural Issues:
Religion›Sin
Relationships:
Sexual›Adultery
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Biblical›Satan

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