"Pantaloon in Black", 241 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
241
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
But when he put his hand on the gate
Page Event Ends:
241
Era:
The Depression (1930-1940)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, August 1, 1940 to Saturday, August 31, 1940
Notes:
includes a remembered passage vividly narrated pp 241 “the dusk-filled single room where all those six months were now crammed…blaze over which the other hand held the skillet”
the dog should be present as a character
CUT SUMMARY: Rider meets Mannie’s ghost in their house. Faulkner combines the supernatural, with the appearance of Mannie’s ghost in Rider’s house, with the fundamental, as Rider attempts to eat supper, to make evident the gap that separates the two spouses.
CUT KEYWORDS: superstition, dog, vitality, strength, food, memory, vivid narration
Summary:
At the gate to his house, Rider feels "there is nothing behind it" (241) now. He encounters his dog.
Chronological Order:
15.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Homecoming, Nothing, Animal:Dog, Howling, Loss
Actions:
Themes and Motifs:
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