The Sound and the Fury, 102 (Event)

Submitted by thagood@fau.edu on Wed, 2014-08-13 16:15

Text:

The Sound and the Fury

Location:

Compson Inset: House in The Sound and the Fury (Location)

Page Number:

102

Order within Page:

3

First 8-10 words of event:

your mother's dream for sold Benjy's pasture for

Page Event Ends:

104

Era:

Turn of the Century (1890-1913)

Characters Present:

Mr. Jason Compson

Mrs. Caroline Compson

Quentin Compson

Characters Mentioned:

Narrative Status:

Remembered

Date:

Sunday, August 1, 1909 to Wednesday, August 31, 1910

Summary:

Quentin remembers his mother talking to his father about going away with Jason and the sufferings Benjy and Caddy have caused her.

Chronological Order:

9.19

Indeterminate Date Range:

Keywords:

punishment, blood, Bascomb, sister, strangers

Environment:

Domestic Space›Pasture

Actions:

Economic›Selling land | Emotional›Inferiority | Emotional›Joy | Emotional›Pity | Emotional›Selfishness | Moral›Praying | Moral›Punishment | Verbal›Complaining | Verbal›Stating intent to leave home / run away

Cultural Issues:

Class›Aristocratic posing | Class›Blood | Class›Class consciousness | Class›Gentility | Class›Pretension | Class›Respectability | Gender›Female stereotype | Gender›Lady | Gender›Maternal impulse | Gender›Sexual double standard | Religion›Divine judgment | Religion›Sin

Themes and Motifs:

Character›Inherited traits | Character›Reputation | Death›Anticipation of death | Memory›Remembering | Philosophical›Salvation | Philosophical›Suffering | Recurring Tropes›Dream | Values›Sacrifice

Relationships:

Familial›Brother-sister | Familial›Husband-wife | Familial›Mother-daughter | Familial›Mother-son | Marital›Husband-wife | Marital›Social respectability

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