Themes and Motifs: Community Opinion

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"Lizards in Jamshyd’s Courtyard", 137 (Event)
Environment: Place›Country store | Public›Store porch
Actions: Moral›Deception | Physical›Squatting | Verbal›Discussion
Themes and Motifs: Character›Reputation | Community›Opinion | Objects›Tobacco | Recurring Tropes›Gossip
Relationships: Marital›Abandonment
"Smoke", 10 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Law›Probate
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Texts›Will | Values›Honor
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
"Smoke", 5 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Leaving home | Community›Opinion | Recurring Tropes›Solitary
Absalom, Absalom!, 11 (Event)
Environment: Place›Official office
Actions: Communication›Writing | Interaction, Social›Concealment | Legal›Marriage | Mental›Deduction | Moral›Deception | Perceptual›Reading / Researching | Verbal›Accusatory
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Class›Gentility | Class›Respectability | Gender›Gentleman | Identity, Cultural›Heritage | Law›Legal document | Law›Wedding license
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Naming›Importance of naming | Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Objects›Wedding license | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility
Relationships: Marital›Social respectability | Social›Adversarial | Social›Snobbery
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Tennessee | Allusion, Geographical›Virginia | Figures of Speech›Mask | Figures of Speech›Negation | Language›Anaphora
Absalom, Absalom!, 23 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Peaceful | Atmospheric›Sunlight | Auditory›Bells | Place›Blacksmith shop | Place›Church | Place›Hotel | Place›Livery stable | Place›Saloon | Public›Courthouse | Public›Store | Public›Town Square | Time of Day›Sunday morning | Time of Year›June | Time of Year›Summer
Actions: Communication›Gossip | Interaction, Social›Church | Mental›Curiosity | Movement›Crossing | Movement›Horse | Movement›Riding | Perceptual›Hearing | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Watching | Verbal›Calling by name
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Sunday clothes | Economy›Commerce | Gender›Femininity | Gender›Lady | Group Mentality›Community collective | Group Mentality›Creating an Other | Race›Etiquette | Religion›Church service | Religion›Sabbath | Slavery›Domestic labor | Slavery›Slaves vs masters
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Arrivals/Departures›Arrival in Yoknapatawpha | Community›Crowd | Community›Opinion | Community›Stranger | Naming›Importance of naming | Objects›Fan | Objects›Parasol | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Time›Past
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-servant | Institutional›Church-Town | Interracial›Master-servant | Social›Crowds
Aesthetics: Allusion, Literary›Ancient Greek Chorus | Description›Character portrait | Description›Location portrait | Description›Tableau | Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›Musical imagery | Narrative›Parentheses | Narrative›Repetition | Narrative›Revision | Recurring Episodes›Sutpen's arrival | Style›List | Style›Long sentence | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Absalom, Absalom!, 24 (Event)
Environment: Place›Jefferson
Actions: Communication›Lack of communication | Mental›Speculation | Verbal›Withholding
Cultural Issues: Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Meaning›Mystery | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Time›Duration of time
Relationships: Social›Isolation
Aesthetics: Ambiguity | Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Delayed revelation | Narrative›Suspense | Narrative›Withholding
Absalom, Absalom!, 25 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Dining room | Domestic Space›Hall | Place›Hotel
Actions: Mental›Inquiry | Movement›Getting closer | Movement›Stopping | Perceptual›Investigating | Physical›Apprehending | Physical›Crowding | Physical›Locking a door | Verbal›Questioning | Verbal›Reticence | Verbal›Silence
Cultural Issues: Class›Respectability | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Mysterious | Community›Opinion | Community›Stranger | Meaning›Mystery | Past›Unknown/concealed past
Relationships: Social›Adversarial | Social›Crowds
Aesthetics: Narrative›Summary | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Absalom, Absalom!, 29 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Garden | Place›Livery stable | Place›Plantation | Place›Rural | Place›Slave Quarters | Place›Smokehouse
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Economic›Borrowing | Emotional›Patience | Hunting›Deer hunting | Perceptual›Watching | Verbal›Rumor | Work›Building structure
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Cotton | Alcohol›Drunkenness | Alcohol›Whiskey | Class›Respectability | Gender›All-male space | Gender›Inversion | Gender›Masculinity | Gender›Separate spaces | Group Mentality›Community collective | Progress›Clearing the land | Slavery›Ownership
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Deer | Animals›Dogs | Animals›Turkey | Chaos/Order›Creating order | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Community›Secrecy | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Money›Gold | Objects›Footprint | Recurring Tropes›Solitude | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave | Marital›Arrangements | Social›Isolation
Aesthetics: Description›Location portrait | Figures of Speech›Oxymoron | Narrative›Anticipation | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Narrative›Withholding
Absalom, Absalom!, 30 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Empty room | Domestic Space›Garden | Domestic Space›Home | Domestic Space›House | Domestic Space›Plantation house | Natural›Swamp | Place›Plantation
Actions: Agricultural›Planting | Agricultural›Plowing | Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Sitting | Domestic›Camping | Economic›Borrowing | Economic›Lending Money | Hunting›Deer hunting | Mental›Calculation | Mental›Speculation | Physical›Building | Physical›Clearing land | Physical›Wrestling | Play›Card playing | Play›Gambling
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Cotton | Alcohol›Whiskey | Class›Respectability | Economy›Dowry | Gender›All-male space | Gender›Marriage | Gender›Women | Slavery›Ownership | Slavery›Violence | Violence›Interracial
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Home›Improvements | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Friendship›Adult friends | Hierarchical›Master-slave | Intergenerational›Hunting party
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Narrative›Withholding
Absalom, Absalom!, 31 (Event)
Environment: Public›Church | Public›Town Square | Time of Day›Sunday morning
Actions: Economic›Buying | Emotional›Amazement | Emotional›Fear | Emotional›Surprise | Interaction, Social›Church | Mental›Believing | Mental›Knowing | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Watching | Physical›Building | Play›Gambling | Verbal›Rumor
Cultural Issues: Class›Ambition | Class›Respectability | Clothes›Formal | Economy›Dowry | Gender›Marriage | Gender›Women | Group Mentality›Community collective | Religion›Methodism | Religion›Sabbath | Slavery›Buying slaves | Slavery›Commodity
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Control | Character›Ruthless | Community›Knowledge | Community›Opinion | Meaning›Mystery | Money›Dowry | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Recurring Tropes›Upward mobility | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Values›Decorum | Values›Honor | Values›Justice | Values›Virtue
Relationships: Institutional›Church-Town | Marital›Arrangements | Romantic›Courtship
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Electricity | Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›Technological imagery | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Narrative›Withholding | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Absalom, Absalom!, 32 (Event)
Environment: Public›Store
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Sleeping | Hunting | Interaction, Social›Greeting | Interaction, Social›Withdrawal from public | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues: Class›Etiquette | Class›Respectability | Clothes›Hat | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Community›Gathering | Community›Opinion | Time›Routine | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Friendship›Adult friends | Social›Neighbor
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses | Narrative›Summary
Absalom, Absalom!, 33 (Event)
Environment: Natural›River | Place›Plantation
Actions: Communication›Speaking | Emotional›Resentment | Mental›Envisioning | Movement›Ox | Movement›Return | Movement›Wagon | Perceptual›Watching | Verbal›Rumor
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Class›Respectability | Crime›Looting | Crime›Theft|Robbery | Government›Uncle Sam | Group Mentality›Community collective | Group Mentality›Creating an Other | Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Politics›Public opinion | Religion›Godhead | Slavery›Imported
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Animals›Oxen | Arrivals/Departures›Return | Chaos/Order›Social order|disorder | Community›Crowd | Community›Opinion | Community›Secrecy | Money›Loot | Money›Luxury | Objects›Chandlier | Objects›Crystal | Objects›Furniture | Values›Conscience
Relationships: Civic›Pillar of the community | Interracial›Indian-white
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Narrative›Argument | Narrative›Foreshadowing
Absalom, Absalom!, 35 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Gate | Place›Hotel | Public›Road | Public›Street | Public›Town Square
Actions: Communication›Lack of communication | Communication›Silence | Emotional›Outrage | Interaction, Social›Confrontation | Interaction, Social›Spectate | Legal›Warrant | Mental›Envisioning | Mental›Speculation | Movement›Following | Movement›Horse | Movement›Procession | Movement›Riding | Movement›Stopping | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues: Class›Respectability | Class›Status, low | Clothes›Coat | Clothes›Formal | Clothes›Hat | Crime›Vigilantism | Group Mentality›Community collective | Law›Warrant | Politics›Public opinion
Themes and Motifs: Appearance | Character›Resolve | Character›Unknowable | Community›Opinion | Community›Posse | Objects›Basket | Objects›Flowers | Objects›Pistol | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Values›Propriety
Relationships: Marital›Arrangements | Romantic›Courtship
Aesthetics: Description›Tableau | Figures of Speech›Food and drink imagery | Figures of Speech›Negation | Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Withholding | Style›Long sentence
Absalom, Absalom!, 36 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Garden | Domestic Space›House | Domestic Space›Kitchen | Place›Office | Public›Court | Public›Courthouse | Public›Store | Public›Street
Actions: Interaction, Social›Spectate | Legal›Arraign | Legal›Bonding | Movement›Procession | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues: Law›Arraignment | Law›Bail | Slavery›Self-emancipation | Violence›Imagined
Themes and Motifs: Community›Crowd | Community›Opinion | Values›Justice | Values›Propriety
Relationships: Social›Crowds
Aesthetics: Description›Tableau | Narrative›Commentary
Absalom, Absalom!, 36 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Supper table | Public›Street | Time of Day›Afternoon
Actions: Bodily›Eating supper | Emotional›Detachment | Mental›Remembering | Mental›Self-consciousness | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Sobriety | Class›Respectability | Clothes›Formal | Clothes›Frock coat | Clothes›Hat | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Complexion | Appearance›Surface | Character›Cautious | Character›Swagger | Community›Opinion | Past›Past in present | Time›Series of events experienced as long duration
Relationships: Romantic›Engagement
Aesthetics: Description›Character portrait | Figures of Speech›Clay | Figures of Speech›Military analogy | Narrative›Repetition
Absalom, Absalom!, 39 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Torch-light | Place›Tavern | Public›Church | Time of Day›Night
Actions: Interaction, Social›Marriage | Legal›Marriage
Cultural Issues: Class›Lower class / riff-raff / canaille | Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Ritual›Wedding | Slavery
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Community›Wedding | Objects›Pine knots | Values›Decorum
Relationships: Marital›Wedding | Social›Crowds
Aesthetics: Description›Tableau | Figures of Speech›Fire
Absalom, Absalom!, 39 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Crying | Emotional›Proud | Interaction, Private›Coercion | Legal›Release of prisoner
Cultural Issues: Class›Ambition | Class›Class consciousness | Class›Respectability | Class›Social mobility | Gender›Women | Group Mentality›Community collective | Law›Wedding license
Themes and Motifs: Character›Bravery | Character›Pride | Character›Unknowable | Character›Vanity | Community›Opinion | Community›Wedding | Naming›Importance of naming | Objects›Wedding license | Past›Unknown/concealed past
Relationships: Familial›Aunt-niece | Familial›Father-son in law | Marital›Social respectability
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Metaphor | Figures of Speech›Negation | Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Withholding | Tone›Sarcastic
Absalom, Absalom!, 42 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Quietness
Actions: Bodily›Crying | Interaction, Social›Withdrawal from public | Verbal›Refusing
Cultural Issues: Ritual›Wedding
Themes and Motifs: Character›Resolve | Community›Opinion | Community›Wedding
Relationships: Marital›Arrangements
Aesthetics: Narrative›Commentary
Absalom, Absalom!, 42 (Event)
Environment: Atmospheric›Torch-light | Place›Livery stable | Place›Tavern | Time of Day›Twilight
Actions: Communication›Gossip | Interaction, Social›Conspiracy
Cultural Issues: Group Mentality›Mob behavior | Group Mentality›Social Shaming | Slavery›Loyalty
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Community›Wedding | Determinism›Fated | Objects›Pine knots | Recurring Tropes›Scandal | Values›Dignity
Relationships: Marital›Arrangements | Social›Adversarial
Aesthetics: Narrative›Foreshadowing
Absalom, Absalom!, 9 (Event)
Environment: Place›Jefferson
Actions: Interaction, Social›Concealment | Interaction, Social›Gentleman's agreement | Movement›Riding | Physical›Hiding | Physical›Protection | Verbal›Accusatory | Verbal›Storytelling | Verbal›Talking | Verbal›Telling
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Class›Gentility | Class›Pretension | Class›Respectability | Cultural Identity›Outlander | Gender›And marriage | Gender›Gentleman | Gender›Women | Gender›Women as sacred | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Arrivals/Departures›Arrival in Yoknapatawpha | Community›Opinion | Community›Supportive | Morals›Honor | Naming›Not knowing person or thing's name | Objects›Pistol | Past›Unknown/concealed past | Recurring Tropes›Secret | Values›Moral authority
Relationships: Civic›Pillar of the community | Marital›Social respectability | Romantic›Potential | Social›Adversarial
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Military terminology | Figures of Speech›Negation | Figures of Speech›Weaponry imagery | Narrative›Frame | Narrative›Repetition
As I Lay Dying, 105 (Event)
Actions: Bodily›Laughing | Emotional›Laughing | Movement›Horse | Movement›Wagon | Physical›Obeying / obedience
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Community›Opinion | Death›Dying wish | Death›Respect | Morals›Honor | Morals›Hypocrisy | Psychological›Madness | Psychological›Manipulation
Relationships: Familial›Father-son | Familial›Parents-children
As I Lay Dying, 85 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Ten o'clock a.m. | Weather›Flood
Actions: Movement›Wagon
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Community›Opinion | Time›Measuring time
Relationships: Social›Neighbor
As I Lay Dying, 88 (Event)
Environment: Public›Bridge | Weather›Flood
Actions: Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Age›Old age
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Memory›Collective memory
Relationships: Social›Neighbor
As I Lay Dying, 88 (Event)
Environment: Public›Bridge
Actions: Bodily›Childbirth
Cultural Issues: Health and Illness›Doctoring
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Memory›Remembering
Relationships: Social›Neighbor
As I Lay Dying, 89 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Backyard
Actions: Bodily›Childbirth | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Clean | Health and Illness›Doctoring | Health and Illness›Injured | Ritual›Funeral
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Over time | Arrivals/Departures›Return | Community›Opinion | Death›Funeral | Values›Determination
Relationships: Familial›Kinship | Social›Neighbor
Aesthetics: Tone›Humorous
As I Lay Dying, 90 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Sympathy | Mental›Predicting
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Corn | Agriculture›Cotton | Agriculture›Farming life | Health and Illness›Doctoring | Religion›Piety
Themes and Motifs: Chaos/Order›Accident | Community›Opinion | Values›Providence
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
Sanctuary, 181 (Event)
Environment: Public›Jail
Actions: Verbal›Explaining
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Values›Charity
Aesthetics: Diction›Southern dialect | Typography/Orthography›Dash
Sanctuary, 186 (Event)
Environment: Public›Barber shop
Actions: Communication›Gossip | Verbal›Gossip
Cultural Issues: Gender›Chauvinism / Misogyny
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion
The Town, 354 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Outrage
Cultural Issues: Age›Maturing | Group Mentality›Social Shaming
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Morals›Dishonor | Morals›Justice
Relationships: Marital›Adultery
Aesthetics: Narrative›First-person plural passim
The Town, 357 (Event)
Actions: Verbal›Gossip
Cultural Issues: Gender›Masculinity
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion | Futility
Relationships: Marital›Adultery
Aesthetics: Diction›Hill dialect | Figures of Speech›Simile | Figures of Speech›Weaponry imagery
The Town, 358 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Parlor
Actions: Verbal›Announcing | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Religion›Preacher / Minister | Ritual›Funeral arrangements
Themes and Motifs: Community›Opinion
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses