Keywords

Term ID Vocabulary Parent Termsort descending Description
3042 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Jackson as synonym for state insane hospital
4915 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Jackson, Andrew
1119 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Jackson, Mississippi
5581 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Jackson, Tennessee
1167 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Jackson, Thomas "Stonewall"
5396 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jacob
4927 Cultural Issues War Jacobite Rebellion
5576 Cultural Issues Technology Jaguar
1399 Environment Public Jail
892 Environment Place Jail
989 Themes and Motifs Arrivals/Departures Jailbreak
1406 Relationships Institutional Jailer-prisoner
4343 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical James River, Virginia
1699 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical James, Jesse
4342 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Jamestown, Virginia
5672 Actions Work Janitor
2916 Environment Time of Year January
5528 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Japan
960 Cultural Issues Nationality Japanese
3891 Themes and Motifs Body Jaw
4208 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Jazz Age
4437 Themes and Motifs Art Jazz music
975 Actions Emotional Jealousy
4055 Relationships Marital Jealousy
878 Environment Place Jefferson
5059 Aesthetics Recurring Episodes Jefferson's first car
5591 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Jefferson, Thomas
4117 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jehovah
5027 Aesthetics Recurring Episodes Jenny arrives
4364 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jericho
3268 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jesus
3348 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jesus walking on water
3501 Actions Work Jeweler
3502 Themes and Motifs Objects Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass
2468 Cultural Issues Clothes Jewelry
3353 Themes and Motifs Objects Jewelry Charm
3925 Cultural Issues Ethnicity Jewish
4698 Cultural Issues Cultural Identity Jewish
5312 Cultural Issues Race Jewish

This is listed under cultural identity and ethnic identity, but in "Death Drag" it is very clear that this is a racial difference. The text states, "When he came up the spectators saw that he, like the limping man, was also a Jew. That is, they knew at once that two of the strangers were of a different race from themselves, without being able to say what the difference was" (188). Not sure if it makes to consolidate with the other forms of identifying Jewishness. JHB
5178 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jezebel
2997 Themes and Motifs Objects Jimson weed

Also known as Jamestown weed. -JBP
2079 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical John L. Sullivan
5030 Aesthetics Recurring Episodes Johnny Sartoris shot down
3434 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Johnston, Joseph E.
3792 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Johnstown, Pennsylvania
4631 Actions Communication Joking
1396 Actions Verbal Joking
4175 Actions Play Joking around
4531 Aesthetics Allusion, Literary Jonson, Ben
2703 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Jordan
1872 Aesthetics Allusion, Literary Josephus, Flavius
3729 Actions Emotional Joy
3164 Aesthetics Allusion, Literary Joyce, James
4554 Cultural Issues Religion Judaism
3330 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Judgment Day
3938 Actions Moral Judgmental
5379 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Judith
2676 Themes and Motifs Objects Jug
1958 Environment Time of Year July
1690 Environment Time of Year July Fourth
4416 Actions Bodily Jumping
1439 Actions Physical Jumping
1764 Environment Time of Year June
3208 Environment Time of Year Juneteenth
642 Themes and Motifs Objects Junk
2246 Aesthetics Allusion, Mythical Juno
5110 Aesthetics Allusion, Literary Jurgen
1748 Cultural Issues Law Jury
2304 Themes and Motifs Time Just in time

Whenever a character arrives or performs an action, or event happens "just in time" or in the "nick of time." That is, there is narrative anticipation for time running out, but things are saved at the last moment. JB
533 Themes and Motifs Philosophical Justice
1115 Themes and Motifs Values Justice
1137 Themes and Motifs Morals Justice

When explicitly considered as a moral issue. JW
652 Cultural Issues Law Justice of the Peace
3286 Aesthetics Allusion, Literary Keble, John
5412 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Keeley Institute, Memphis
3606 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Kentucky
3816 Environment Olfactory Kerosene lantern
5681 Themes and Motifs Objects Kettle
2342 Themes and Motifs Objects Keys
2454 Themes and Motifs Objects Keys
3644 Cultural Issues Clothes Khaki
2565 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Khan, Genghis
2820 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Kiblett, Arkansas
2483 Actions Violent Kicking
1980 Actions Physical Kicking
1429 Actions Violent Kidnapping
3999 Cultural Issues Law Kidnapping
3063 Cultural Issues Crime Kidnapping
4844 Actions Violent Killing
1588 Cultural Issues Violence Killing animal
4905 Themes and Motifs Recurring Tropes Killing first deer/marked with blood
2715 Actions Violent Killing in war
2072 Actions Violent Killing of animals

This was added to refer to violence related to the killing of animals, either by humans or by other animals. (Some overlap, perhaps, with Animal predatory behavior.) -JBP
3917 Themes and Motifs Death Killing oneself slowly
3739 Cultural Issues Clothes Kimono
3608 Aesthetics Figures of Speech King and/or queen
3182 Cultural Issues History King Cotton
568 Relationships Familial Kinless
1141 Themes and Motifs Absence/Loss Kinlessness

I chose this term because it includes orphanhood but isn't limited to it. JW
1021 Relationships Familial Kinship

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