The Sound and the Fury, 208 (Event)

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Submitted by grdenton@memphis.edu on Mon, 2014-06-23 17:37
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
208
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
So the next time I told her that if she tried Dilsey again
Page Event Ends: 
210
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Caddy Compson
Jason Compson
Characters Mentioned: 
Benjy Compson
Mr. Jason Compson
Mrs. Caroline Compson
Dilsey Gibson
(Miss) Quentin
Narrative Status: 
Remembered
Date: 
Monday, January 1, 1912 to Thursday, December 31, 1914
Notes: 

Jason tells Caddy if she shows up at the house again, Caroline will fire Dilsey, put Benjy in a home, and leave town with Miss Quentin. Caroline demands to see the bank statements to make sure the checks are being deposited into Caroline's account. He refuses. Caddy threatens to take Miss Quentin. They argue about who is more at risk or who has more at stake in having custody of Miss Quentin. Caddy begs Jason to promise that Miss Quentin will have things "like the other girls."
risk
name
girls
money

This event must have followed closely after the first visit by Caddy. It makes little sense that she would return years later. I changed the date back to the previous range. JB

Summary: 

The "next time" Jason talks with Caddy, at night on a town street, he warns her never to try seeing her child again, and she pleads with him to at least use the money she can send to "be kind" to Miss Quentin (209) and "see that she has things like other girls" (210).

Chronological Order: 
14.71
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Family_Honor Siblings Jackson_Asylum Money
Actions:
Economic›Child support | Emotional›Caring | Verbal›Threat
Themes and Motifs:
Money›Check | Values›Family honor
Relationships:
Familial›Brother-sister
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Jackson as synonym for state insane hospital

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