The Sound and the Fury, 301 (Event)

Page Number: 
301
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
She closed the door and returned to the kitchen.
Page Event Ends: 
301
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Sunday, April 8, 1928
Notes: 

Dilsey returns to the kitchen. It is 1:00 PM. She sets out food, sings, and calls for Luster and Benjy.
At this point in the chapter there is a dramatic narrative shift. After Dilsey asserts that Jason isn't coming home, an omniscient narrator explains: "He was twenty miles away at that time." The narrative then returns to Jason's Easter Sunday, picking up from where we last saw him rushing out of the house to report the robbery and to find Miss Quentin.

Summary: 

Dilsey calls for Luster and Benjy into the kitchen. While they eat, she tells Luster that "Jason aint comin home" for dinner (301).

Chronological Order: 
19.57
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Kitchen, Time, Music, Singing, Food, Eating

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