Actions: Perceptual Misreading

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"By the People", 131 (Event)
Actions: Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Politics›Exploitative | Prejudice›Anti-Catholic | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Pretending / Feigning | Character›Hypocrisy | Character›Power
"Delta Autumn", 274 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Restlessness | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Race›Shadow of Negro
Aesthetics: Symbolism›Shadows
"Race at Morning", 302 (Event)
Actions: Perceptual›Misreading
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Accident
Aesthetics: Tone›Farce
"Race at Morning", 304 (Event)
Actions: Perceptual›Misreading
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Point-of-view
Aesthetics: Symbolism›Blood
Absalom, Absalom!, 5 (Event)
Environment: Otherworldly | Time of Day›Midday | Time of Day›Morning
Actions: Communication›Letter | Communication›Messenger | Emotional›Amazement | Emotional›Coldness | Emotional›Surprise | Mental›Insight | Mental›Misunderstanding | Mental›Realization | Mental›Understanding | Perceptual›Misreading | Perceptual›Reading / Researching | Verbal›Invitation | Verbal›Requesting
Cultural Issues: Age›Generation gap | Age›Old age | Age›Youth vs age | Race›Using a Negro as messenger
Themes and Motifs: Character›Ruthless | Objects›Paper | Texts›Letters | Texts›Note
Relationships: Hierarchical›Elder-younger
Aesthetics: Language›Archaic | Narrative›Reported narration | Narrative›Withholding | Typography/Orthography›Handwriting
As I Lay Dying, 24 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Deathbed
Actions: Emotional›Resentment | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Religion›Piety
Relationships: Familial›Mother-son | Familial›Parents-children
Go Down, Moses, 335 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Restlessness | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Race›Shadow of Negro
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-servant | Intergenerational›Hunting party
Aesthetics: Diction›Double entendre | Figures of Speech›Hunting metaphor / imagery | Symbolism›Shadows
The Hamlet, 387 (Event)
Actions: Mental›Realization | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Age›Baby | Agriculture›Share-cropping|Tenantry | Economy›Rural sales
Aesthetics: Narrative›Foreshadowing
The Hamlet, 91 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Morning
Actions: Economic›Buying | Movement›Wagon | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Food›Candy
The Mansion, 79 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Sexual | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Actions: Perceptual›Misreading | Verbal›Cursing
Cultural Issues: Crime›Prostitution | Cultural Identity›Country vs city | Education›Trade school | Government›Corruption | Identity, Cultural›Rural
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Character›Innocence
Relationships: Commercial›Business partners | Familial›Uncle-nephew | Friendship›College companions / classmates | Hierarchical›Landlord-tenant
The Sound and the Fury, 3 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Pasture | Public›Golf course | Time of Year›April | Time of Year›Spring
Actions: Bodily›Eating | Emotional›Moaning | Mental›Impairment | Mental›Misunderstanding | Perceptual›Misreading | Perceptual›Seeing | Physical›Searching | Play›Sports Golf
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Traveling show | Food›Birthday cake | Ritual›Birthday
Themes and Motifs: Money›Lost | Objects›Fence | Objects›Flag | Objects›Flowers | Psychological›Learning disability
Relationships: Hierarchical›Caretaker-mentally challenged person | Hierarchical›Elder-younger | Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Narrative›First-person passim throughout section | Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration | Narrative›Unreliable narrator
The Town, 184 (Event)
Environment: Place›Office
Actions: Emotional›Waiting | Perceptual›Misreading
Cultural Issues: Law›Corruption
Aesthetics: Diction›Rural vernacular | Figures of Speech›Simile