Light in August, 249 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2016-03-02 13:33
Text: 
Light in August
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in Light in August (Location)
Page Number: 
249
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
So I suppose that Colonel Sartoris was a town hero
Page Event Ends: 
249
Era: 
Reconstruction (1866-1889)
Characters Present: 
Colonel John Sartoris
Characters Mentioned: 
Calvin Burden I
Calvin Burden II
Narrative Status: 
Hypothesized
Date: 
Thursday, January 1, 1874 to Thursday, December 31, 1874
Summary: 

Joanna speculates that when Colonel Sartoris killed her grandfather and half-brother, he became "a town hero" (249).

Chronological Order: 
19.20
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
VIolence:Shooting, Killing, Hero
Actions:
Emotional›Hero worship | Violent›Killing
Cultural Issues:
Violence›Shooting
Themes and Motifs:
Values›Moral authority
Aesthetics:
Recurring Episodes›Negro voting

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