The Sound and the Fury, 38 (Event)

Submitted by napolinj@newsch... on Thu, 2014-06-19 14:13
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Compson Inset: Pear Tree in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
38
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
"They haven't started yet because the band hasn't come yet."
Page Event Ends: 
39
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Benjy Compson
Jason Compson
Frony Gibson
Versh Gibson
Characters Mentioned: 
Mr. Jason Compson
T.P. Gibson
Narrative Status: 
Remembered
Date: 
Wednesday, June 1, 1898 to Sunday, July 31, 1898
Notes: 

Caddy climbs up the tree to look in the window during Damuddy's funeral, despite Versh's protestations. It is in this moment that we see her muddy drawers.

Summary: 

Benjy remembers more from the evening in 1898: Caddy climbs up the tree to look in the window. The bottom of her drawers are muddy.

Chronological Order: 
2.34
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
memory, loss, consciousness, death, nature, play, sexuality, window
Environment:
Auditory›Tree / leaves | Domestic Space›Parlor | Natural›Trees
Actions:
Perceptual›Seeing | Physical›Climbing tree
Cultural Issues:
Age›Childhood | Sexuality›Female
Themes and Motifs:
Death›Funeral | Death›Response to | Death›Wake | Time›Abrupt shift in time
Relationships:
Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics:
Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration | Recurring Episodes›Recurring event, intratextual | Symbolism›Archetype

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