Keywords

Term ID Vocabulary Parent Term Description
5746 Actions Physical Stomping
5747 Aesthetics Recurring Episodes Ab Snopes Horse trading
5748 Themes and Motifs Objects Separator
5749 Environment Weather calm before storm
5750 Cultural Issues Sexuality Celibacy
5751 Cultural Issues Clothes Sunbonnet
5752 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Kansas
5753 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Columbia, Tennessee
5754 Relationships Commercial Wholesaler-Merchant
5755 Themes and Motifs Community Stability

This particular term is in reference to The Hamlet where the Snopeses disrupt the natural order of things, but then the community of Frenchman's Bend returns to its old ways. It is a cycle of disruption and stability, where a return to normalcy is prized above all else. JB

5756 Environment Auditory Machine

The specific instance where this is used is in The Hamlet to refer to the sound of a cotton gin, but can be used to describe any sounds of industrialization.

5757 Actions Economic Rationalization

The act of making refining business practices to maximize profit and market share. Flem does this to the Varners' various enterprises by instituting standard pricing and thorough record keeping. JB

5758 Actions Work Shodding
5759 Cultural Issues Sexuality Virility
5760 Cultural Issues Economy Expansion

This is the net effect of economic rationalization the expansion of businesses. This keyword was created with Flem's takeover of Frenchman's Bend and Jefferson in mind. JB

5761 Cultural Issues Food Steak
5762 Actions Bodily Barefooted
5763 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Maine
5764 Aesthetics Allusion, Mythical Gorgon
5765 Themes and Motifs Character Decent
5766 Cultural Issues Age Precocious
5768 Themes and Motifs Objects Perambulator
5769 Themes and Motifs Character Ascetic
5770 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Thucydides
5771 Themes and Motifs Community Acceptance
5772 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Mississippi Valley
5773 Cultural Issues Food Potato
5774 Cultural Issues Religion Pagan
5775 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Golgotha
5776 Aesthetics Allusion, Mythical Vulcan
5777 Cultural Issues Sexuality Sexualizing a minor

This term is used to describe Labove's attraction to Eula who at the time is 8-13 years old. Arguably, it could be used in other instances. JB

5778 Aesthetics Allusion, Mythical Olympus
5779 Cultural Issues Sexuality Male control female sexuality
5780 Themes and Motifs Objects Brass knuckles
5781 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Polynesia
5782 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Appalachia
5783 Environment Atmospheric Smoke
5784 Themes and Motifs Objects Garland
5785 Cultural Issues Agriculture Pound fee
5786 Cultural Issues Gender Ungendered

In The Hamlet Houston and Mrs Littlejohn are referred to as "ungendered" (216). The phrasing is curious, but the implication is that they do not have genders. This may the only time this occurs in Faulkner, but it is still worth mentioning. JB

5787 Cultural Issues Sexuality Fecundity
5788 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Pharisee
5789 Cultural Issues Gender Women as aggressive
5790 Actions Agricultural Herding
5791 Actions Work Longshoreman
5792 Aesthetics Allusion, Historical Babylon
5793 Cultural Issues Sexuality Infertility
5794 Environment Public Logging trail
5795 Cultural Issues Class Itinerant

This refers to a specific subset of sharecroppers and tenant farmers who are forced to move to different locations from season to season. This is particularly true of the Snopeses. The first use is Mink's family who moves constantly.

5796 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Jefferson

This version of Jefferson is distinct from Environment -> Place, because it is being used to refer to Jefferson from a place that is not Jefferson (i.e. Frenchman's Bend). This is particularly pronounced in The Hamlet where Jefferson becomes an idealized reference point.

5797 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Frenchman's Bend
5798 Cultural Issues Health and Illness Home remedy
5799 Aesthetics Allusion, Biblical Job
5800 Actions Agricultural Wrangling
5801 Cultural Issues Food Corn
5802 Cultural Issues Food Ginger snaps
5803 Themes and Motifs Objects Barrel
5804 Aesthetics Allusion, Geographical Baltimore
5805 Aesthetics Allusion, Mythical Argos
5806 Environment Weather Wind
5807 Aesthetics Recurring Episodes Architect builds Old Frenchman's place

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