Requiem for a Nun, 176 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2019-06-06 14:09
Text: 
Requiem for a Nun
Location: 
Tallahatchie River Bottom in Requiem for a Nun (Location)
Page Number: 
176
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
that rapid, that fast: Sutpen's untameable Paris architect
Page Event Ends: 
177
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Sutpen
Unnamed Enslaved Headman at Sutpen's
Unnamed French Architect
Unnamed Imported Slaves of Sutpen
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Young Northern Woman
Unnamed Young Southern Woman
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, June 1, 1826 to Friday, December 31, 1875
Summary: 

The "Paris architect" who designed Sutpen's house was caught when he tried to run away; when still later he left Yoknapatawpha, he also left behind molds for making bricks that helped bring "Progress" to Yoknapatawpha (177).

Chronological Order: 
37.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Actions:
Movement›Running
Cultural Issues:
Education›Female education | Identity, Cultural›South vs North | Progress›Building structure | Slavery›And progress
Themes and Motifs:
Objects›Bricks
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Historical›Queen Victoria | Recurring Episodes›Architect captured | Typography/Orthography›Capitalization | Typography/Orthography›Dash

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