Light in August, 193 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sat, 2015-01-03 09:55
Text: 
Light in August
Location: 
Light In August Inset: Max and Mame's House in Light in August (Location)
Page Number: 
193
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Sitting on the bed, holding the cheap,
Page Event Ends: 
197
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present: 
Bobbie Allen
Joe Christmas
Mame Confrey
Max Confrey
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, May 4, 1914 to Monday, June 22, 1914
Summary: 

After giving Bobbie the box of candy and having sex with her in her room, Joe tells her he has "some nigger blood" (196). She says she doesn't believe it.

Chronological Order: 
112.20
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Gift Allusion:Shakespeare Drinking Sex Racial Identity Nakedness
Environment:
Domestic Space›Bedroom | Time of Day›Night
Actions:
Physical›Undressing | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Insulting
Cultural Issues:
Food›Candy | Race›Racial identity
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Bed | Objects›Furniture
Relationships:
Romantic›Sexual | Sexual›Prostitute-Client
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Literary›Romeo and Juliet | Typography/Orthography›Spacing

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