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"Appendix: Compson", 343 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Clothes›And race | Economy›Industrialization | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Progress›Country to city
"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
"Dry September", 169 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dread | Time of Day›Twilight
Actions: Interaction, Social›Gossip | Verbal›Speculation
Cultural Issues: Age›Spinsterhood | Prejudice›Racism | Violence›Rape
Relationships: Commercial›Customer relations
Aesthetics: Genre Conventions›Gothic
"Dry September", 171 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Stillness
Actions: Mental›Uncertainty
Cultural Issues: Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Prejudice›Racism | Prejudice›White supremacy
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Pistol | Objects›Razor
Aesthetics: Genre Conventions›Gothic
"Dry September", 175 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dust | Atmospheric›Light | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Movement›Car | Violent›Lynch mob
Cultural Issues: Crime›Vigilantism | Prejudice›Racism
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Pathetic fallacy | Figures of Speech›Simile | Language›Ellipsis
"Dry September", 176 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dust | Auditory›Breathing | Natural›Moon | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Bodily›Sweating | Emotional›Fear | Movement›Car | Verbal›Cursing | Violent›Dehumanization | Violent›Hitting | Violent›Kidnapping | Violent›Lynch mob
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Character›Innocence
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Pathetic fallacy | Recurring Episodes›Will Mayes lynched
"Elly", 210 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Recoiling
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Deafness | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Past›Past in present | Psychological›Disembodiment
Aesthetics: Symbolism›Christian
"Elly", 217 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom
Actions: Communication›And deafness | Communication›Writing | Emotional›Anger | Emotional›Defiance | Interaction, Private›Domineering
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism | Race›Segregation
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Harvard University | Allusion, Geographical›University of Virginia | Typography/Orthography›Italics
"Elly", 222 (Event)
Actions: Movement›Car | Violent›Murder
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Not caring about race | Sexuality›Conception/Conceiving a child | Sexuality›Extra-marital | Violence›Domestic
Themes and Motifs: Body›Eyes | Chaos/Order›Accident
Relationships: Marital›Interracial
"My Grandmother Millard and General Bedford Forrest and the Battle of Harrykin Creek", 674 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Dining room | Domestic Space›Gate | Domestic Space›Upstairs
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Prejudice›Socio-economic | Race›Stereotype eyes
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Alarm
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
"Pantaloon in Black", 252 (Event)
Environment: Public›School
Cultural Issues: Education›Negro education | Government›Civic officials | Law›Investigation | Prejudice›Racism | Segregation›Educational | Violence›Lynching
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses
"Red Leaves", 316 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dark
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Shoes | Prejudice | Race›Stereotype eyes | Race›Stereotype sweat | Race›Stereotype: smell
Themes and Motifs: Body›Eyes | Death›Indian burial practices | Values›Honor
Relationships: Hierarchical›Leader
"Spotted Horses", 165 (Event)
Environment: Public›Store porch
Actions: Interaction, Social›Male gathering
Cultural Issues: Economy›Tenantry|Share-cropping | Prejudice›Socio-economic
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Advent
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›People compared to animals
"The Hound", 153 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Dog barking
Actions: Bodily›Eating supper | Bodily›Insomnia | Domestic›Cleaning | Mental›Realization
Cultural Issues: Crime›Murder | Identity, Cultural›Heritage | Prejudice›White supremacy | Race›Economic basis of racism | Race›Racial spheres
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Horses | Home›Homecoming | Objects›Corpse | Objects›Shotgun | Recurring Tropes›Nothingness | Supernatural›Superstitions
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Houston murdered
"The Hound", 163 (Event)
Environment: Public›Jail
Actions: Bodily›Smelling | Domestic›Food preparation
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Doctoring | Law›Chain gang | Law›Incarceration | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Black incarceration | Race›Stereotype eyes | Race›Subverting a stereotype | Race›White fear
Relationships: Institutional›Jailer-prisoner
"The Tall Men", 46 (Event)
Actions: Work›Accident
Cultural Issues: Law›Warrant | Materialism›Machinery or mechanical references | Prejudice›Socio-economic | War›Draft evasion / Draft dodging
Themes and Motifs: Recurring Tropes›Threshold
Aesthetics: Description›Location portrait
Flags in the Dust, 126 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Chaos | Atmospheric›Dangerous | Place›Livery stable
Actions: Economic›Offering to buy | Movement›Horse | Verbal›Warning
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Drunkenness | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Black stereotype
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Animals›Mules | Chaos/Order›Wildness | Character›Impulsiveness | Character›Recklessness
Aesthetics: Description›Animate/Inanimate | Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›Simile
Flags in the Dust, 62 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Evening
Actions: Movement›Car | Physical›Reading | Verbal›Tirade
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Uniform | Law›Evidence | Politics›And race | Prejudice›Racism | Religion›Salvation | Sexuality›Interracial | War›Return from war | War›World War I
Themes and Motifs: Character›Fool|Foolishness | Texts›Love letter
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Allusion, Historical›Vardaman, James K. | Recurring Episodes›Narcissa's anonymous letters
Flags in the Dust, 69 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Command | Verbal›Family history | Verbal›Gossip
Cultural Issues: Class | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Cats | Character›Pride
Relationships: Familial›Twins
Flags in the Dust, 73 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Gender›Marriage | Prejudice›Racism | War›Return from war
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Alarm | Character›Violent | Objects›Piano
Go Down, Moses, 107 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Shame
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism | Slavery›Curse
Go Down, Moses, 147 (Event)
Environment: Public›School
Cultural Issues: Education›Negro education | Gender›Body | Government›Civic officials | Law›Investigation | Prejudice›Racism | Segregation›Educational | Violence›Lynching
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses
Intruder in the Dust, 132 (Event)
Environment: Public›Town Square
Actions: Mental›Thinking | Movement›Truck | Violent›Lynch mob
Cultural Issues: Class›White trash | Prejudice›White supremacy
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Dash
Intruder in the Dust, 184 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Midnight
Actions: Mental›Imagining | Movement›Truck
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Home›Trying to go home
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Light in August, 344 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›House | Public›Street
Actions: Movement›Car | Physical›Carrying | Physical›Holding | Physical›Running | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Questioning | Verbal›Shouting | Violent›Hitting
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism | Race›Miscegenation
Relationships: Social›Crowds
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
Light in August, 382 (Event)
Environment: Place›Orphanage
Actions: Verbal›Command | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Insulting | Verbal›Moralizing | Verbal›Questioning | Verbal›Telling
Cultural Issues: Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Racial identity | Religion›Fanaticism | Religion›God with human characteristics
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Child's name
Aesthetics: Diction›Misogynistic wording | Diction›Racist term
Requiem for a Nun, 33 (Event)
Actions: Physical›Building
Cultural Issues: Class›White trash | Prejudice›Racism | Progress›Frontier to civilization | Slavery›Labor
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave | Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Sanctuary, 265 (Event)
Environment: Public›Barber shop
Actions: Bodily›Smoking | Bodily›Spitting | Verbal›Complaining
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Injured | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Religion›Baptist
Themes and Motifs: Morals›Hypocrisy
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
The Hamlet, 16 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Class›Class conflict | Prejudice›White supremacy
The Hamlet, 257 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›White supremacy
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
The Hamlet, 285 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Hungering
Cultural Issues: Crime›Racialized | Health and Illness›Doctoring | Law›Chain gang | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Black incarceration | Race›Stereotype eyes | Race›Subverting a stereotype
The Mansion, 121 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Ethnicity›Jewish | Gender›Changing relationships | Gender›War | History›Spanish Civil War | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Violence›Rape | War›Return from war | War›Wound
Themes and Motifs: Naming›And caste
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Greenwich Village | Allusion, Geographical›Spain | Narrative›First-person
The Mansion, 122 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Shame
Cultural Issues: Education›Harvard | Education›Phi Beta Kappa | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Race›Racial identity
The Mansion, 124 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Frustration
Cultural Issues: Age›Adolescence | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
Relationships: Familial›Uncle-nephew
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 14 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Negotiation
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Husbandry | Agriculture›Regulations | Alcohol›Store-bought vs moonshine | Prejudice›White supremacy | Race›Stereotype eyes | Ritual›Dueling
The Mansion, 175 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Government›Congress | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Region›North
Themes and Motifs: Naming›And caste | Texts›Letters | Values›Love
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 237 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Economy›Labor unions | Economy›Laissez-faire capitalism | Government›Depression-era programs | Group Mentality›Community collective | History›Communism | Nationality›Immigration|Immigrants | Politics›And race | Politics›Democrat | Politics›Republican | Prejudice›Anti-Catholic | Race›Loyal blacks | Race›Negro-lover
Aesthetics: Allusion, Historical›I.W.W.|Industrial Workers of the World
The Mansion, 246 (Event)
Environment: Public›School
Actions: Communication›And deafness
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism | Race›Negro-lover | Segregation›Educational
The Mansion, 250 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism | Race›Negro-lover
Themes and Motifs: Texts›Graffiti
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 251 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Values›Propriety
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 252 (Event)
Actions: Interaction, Social›Spectate
Cultural Issues: History›Communism | History›Pre-World War II issues | History›Spanish Civil War | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
Themes and Motifs: Character›Reactionary | Texts›Graffiti | Values›Propriety
Aesthetics: Style›Address to reader | Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 304 (Event)
Environment: Public›School
Actions: Movement›Car
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Military | Clothes›Urban | Crime›Prostitution | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Integration | Segregation›Educational | War›Death
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Monument
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 305 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Dangerous | Natural›Wilderness
Actions: Bodily›Dismemberment | Emotional›Fear | Military›Combat | Military›Retreat
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Anti-Asian | War›Atrocity | War›World War II
Themes and Motifs: Death›Suicide
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Arkansas | Allusion, Geographical›Malaya | Language›Foreign accent / dialect
The Mansion, 332 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Government›State government | History›Ku Klux Klan | Politics›Progressive | Prejudice›Anti-Catholic | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Character›Hypocrisy
The Mansion, 333 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Speech
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Anti-Catholic | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Character›Naivety
The Mansion, 342 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Age›Generation gap | Government›Congress | History›Civil Rights legislation | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Integration | Race›Negro-lover | Region›The South | War›Military awards
The Mansion, 390 (Event)
Actions: Interaction, Social›Spectate | Movement›Car
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Alcoholism | Alcohol›Bootlegging | Class›Respectability | Gender›Masculine woman | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
Relationships: Familial›Father-daughter
Aesthetics: Allusion, Historical›Cincinnatus
The Mansion, 9 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Swearing
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism
The Reivers , 234 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Crowded
Actions: Bodily›Bleeding | Communication›Letter | Legal›Arrest | Movement›Surrey | Verbal›Joking
Cultural Issues: Education›Illiteracy | Entertainment›Horse race | Law›Corruption | Law›Custody | Politics›Democracy | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Hierarchical | Race›Segregation
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Memphis, Tennessee | Allusion, Geographical›Nashville, Tennessee | Diction›Racist term | Narrative›Parentheses
The Reivers , 280 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Office | Place›Country vs city
Actions: Economic›Indebtedness
Cultural Issues: Economy›Gambling | Identity, Cultural›Northerner | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Hierarchical
Themes and Motifs: Money›Owed
Relationships: Hierarchical›Employer-employee
Aesthetics: Narrative›Collaborative narration
The Sound and the Fury, 125 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Bells | Olfactory›Baking / bread
Actions: Economic›Gifting | Economic›Purchase | Emotional›Caring | Interaction, Private›Store owner-customer | Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Interaction, Social›Charity | Moral›Judgmental | Moral›Stealing | Physical›Hiding | Verbal›Accusatory | Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Questioning | Violent›Whipping
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Dirty | Ethnicity›Italian | Ethnicity›Jewish | Ethnicity›Offensive terminology | Food›Bread | Food›Cake | Food›Coffee | Gender›Femininity | Gender›Masculine woman | Gender›Stereotype librarian / school teacher | Mass Media›Newspaper | Nationality›American | Nationality›Foreigners | Nationality›Immigration|Immigrants | Prejudice
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Librarian look | Body›Eyes | Body›Hand / Palm | Money›Nickel coin | Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Objects›Coffee | Objects›Ring | Recurring Tropes›Door | Recurring Tropes›Little sister | Recurring Tropes›Secret
Relationships: Civic›Charity | Friendship›Adult-child | Social›Isolation
Aesthetics: Allusion, Literary›Poem/song "The Star-Spangled Banner" | Description›Color gray | Diction›Ethnic slur | Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›Drama / Theatre imagery | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Toy bear / teddybear | Genre Conventions›Parody | Tone›Sarcastic
The Sound and the Fury, 127 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Bells | Place›Bakery
Actions: Bodily›Eating | Emotional›Caring | Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Movement›Walking | Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: Ethnicity›Italian | Food›Cake | Food›Ice-cream | Nationality›Foreigners | Prejudice
Themes and Motifs: Recurring Tropes›Little sister
Relationships: Friendship›Adult-child
The Sound and the Fury, 130 (Event)
Environment: Olfactory›Ammonia | Olfactory›Animal / stable | Place›Livery stable | Public›Post office | Public›Railroad tracks | Public›Street
Actions: Interaction, Private›Strangers in a public place | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues: Ethnicity›Italian | Nationality›Foreigners | Prejudice
Themes and Motifs: Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Recurring Tropes›Shadows
Relationships: Friendship›Adult-child
The Sound and the Fury, 180 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Anger
Cultural Issues: Education›Parenting | Education›Truancy | Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny | Prejudice›Racism | Race›Behaving/becoming "black"
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Control
Relationships: Familial›Mother-son | Familial›Uncle-niece
Aesthetics: Diction›Misogynistic wording | Diction›Racist term | Tone›Sarcastic
The Sound and the Fury, 189 (Event)
Environment: Public›Store
Actions: Agricultural›Farming | Communication›Letter | Emotional›Suspicion | Perceptual›Reading / Researching
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Dress | Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny | Labor›Racialized | Prejudice›Racism | Ritual›Easter
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Insect boll weevil | Money›Check | Objects›Farming tools | Objects›Letter
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Diction›Racist term | Narrative›African-American folk sayings
The Sound and the Fury, 191 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Investing
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Cotton | Cultural Identity›American | Economy›Economic speculation | Ethnicity›Jewish | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
The Sound and the Fury, 192 (Event)
Actions: Communication›Telegraph | Economic›Investing | Economic›Stock trading
Cultural Issues: Economy›Economic speculation | Ethnicity›Jewish | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
Themes and Motifs: Texts›Telegram
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›New York
The Sound and the Fury, 218 (Event)
Actions: Movement›Car
Cultural Issues: Prejudice›Racism
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
The Sound and the Fury, 263 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Economy›Economic speculation | Ethnicity›Jewish | Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny | Health and Illness›Surgical castration | Prejudice›Anti-Semitism
Themes and Motifs: Death | Money
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Beale Street, Memphis, Tennessee | Allusion, Geographical›New York
The Sound and the Fury, 43 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Going to bed | Emotional›Contempt | Emotional›Crying | Verbal›Joking | Violent›Fighting | Violent›Hitting | Violent›Shooting
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Hay | Agriculture›Matched team of horses or mules | Alcohol | Health and Illness›Injured | Prejudice›White supremacy | Sexuality›Extra-marital
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Pistol | Philosophical›Nihilism | Time›Abrupt shift in time
Relationships: Familial›Parents-children | Familial›Uncle-nephew | Marital›Husband-wife | Sexual›Adultery
Aesthetics: Allusion, Literary›Horace | Allusion, Literary›Latin pastoral poetry | Allusion, Mythical›Arcadia | Tone›Humorous | Tone›Sarcastic
The Sound and the Fury, 82 (Event)
Environment: Public›Street
Actions: Interaction, Social›Celebration | Movement›Marching | Verbal›Conversation | Work
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Hat, stovepipe | Clothes›Uniform | History›Civil War | History›Civil War consequences | Prejudice›Racism | Ritual›Birthday | Ritual›Commemoration | Slavery›Abolition | War›Civil War | War›Grand Army of the Republic / G.A.R.
Themes and Motifs: Character›Laziness | Community›Crowd | Community›Decoration Day | Community›Parade | Memory›Remembering | Objects›Cigar | Objects›Flag | Past›Family history
Relationships: Friendship›College roommate | Hierarchical›Elder-younger | Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Italian flag | Allusion, Historical›Columbus, Christopher | Allusion, Historical›Garibaldi, Giuseppe | Diction›Racist term
The Sound and the Fury, 83 (Event)
Actions: Movement›Streetcar | Perceptual›Seeing | Physical›Searching
Cultural Issues: Economy›Self-sufficiency | Government›Welfare | Prejudice›Racism
Themes and Motifs: Character›Laziness
Relationships: Hierarchical›Elder-younger | Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
The Sound and the Fury, 86 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Cold | Auditory›Bells | Natural›Mountains | Natural›Mud | Natural›Sky | Public›School | Public›Town Square | Public›Train Station/Train depot | Time of Year›Christmas | Time of Year›December | Time of Year›New Year
Actions: Economic›Gifting | Emotional›Waiting | Mental›Thinking | Movement›Train | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Passing from sight
Cultural Issues: Class›Gentility | Clothes›Blanket | Clothes›Pants | Education›Primary school | Entertainment›Fireworks | Food›Candy | Health and Illness›Gastrointestinal discomfort | Materialism›Machinery or mechanical references | Prejudice›Infantilizing of blacks | Prejudice›White supremacy | Race›Friendly interaction | Race›Racial consciousness | Race›Uncle as term for black man | Race›White race | Ritual›Christmas gift game | Ritual›Christmas holiday traditions | Technology›Steam locomotive
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Mules | Body›Stomach/belly | Character›Childlike | Character›Reliability | Home›Homebound | Memory›Remembering | Money›Quarter coin | Objects›Toys | Objects›Wagon | Objects›Windows | Past›Personal past | Recurring Tropes›Paradox | Recurring Tropes›Stillness | Recurring Tropes›Thinking of home | Time›Frozen / Static
Relationships: Interracial›White-black | Social›Paternalism
Aesthetics: Allusion, Mythical›Santa Claus | Diction›African American vernacular dialect | Diction›Racist term | Figures of Speech›Rabbit | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Skeleton | Style›Long sentence | Style›Numerous adjectives