The Sound and the Fury, 146 (Event)

Submitted by rlcoleman@usout... on Tue, 2014-08-12 18:01
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Cambridge Inset: Italian Neighborhood in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
146
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
We drove down the street and crossed
Page Event Ends: 
147
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Gerald Bland
Mrs. Bland
Quentin Compson
Miss Daingerfield
Miss Holmes
Shreve MacKenzie
Spoade
Unnamed Italian-American Girl
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Grandfather of Gerald Bland
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, June 2, 1910
Summary: 

Mrs. Bland's car drives through the Italian neighborhood. Quentin sees the little girl standing by a gate, and thinks over the events of the afternoon as well as the shameful fact that he is a "virgin" (147). As Mrs. Bland begins talking about her father, Quentin begins laughing hysterically again.

Chronological Order: 
12.56
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Automobile Bridge Pink Garment Italian Section of Cambridge Italian Neighborhood shadows Wall Shadows Driving Road Laughter Trees Swimming Virgin Sex Wine
Environment:
Domestic Space›Gate | Domestic Space›Immigrant neighborhood | Place›Houses | Public›Bridge | Public›Street
Actions:
Communication›Letter | Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Perceptual›Passing from sight | Perceptual›Reading / Researching | Verbal›Bragging | Verbal›Insulting | Verbal›Invitation
Cultural Issues:
Clothes›Garment female | Clothes›Hat cap | Clothes›Motoring clothes | Gender›Women
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Attempt to find substitute | Body›Arm
Relationships:
Friendship›College companions / classmates | Friendship›College roommate
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›England | Description›Color pink

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