Light in August, 211 (Event)

Page Number: 
211
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
He reached the house and turned from the road
Page Event Ends: 
219
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Narrated+Consciousness
Date: 
Wednesday, July 1, 1914 to Friday, July 31, 1914
Summary: 

Thinking to run away with Bobbie, Joe goes to Max's house to find the prostitution ring breaking up and leaving town without him. Bobbie calls him a "son of a bitch" and a "nigger" (218); a strange man there beats him savagely.

Chronological Order: 
124.40
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Violence:Beating Racial Identity Prostitution Allusion:Romeo

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