Frenchman's Bend Church in As I Lay Dying (Location)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-21 15:29
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location Key: 
Frenchman's Bend Church
Display Label: 
Whitfield's Church
Map Icon: 
Church
Authority : 
Speculation
Other Texts Location Appears In: 
"By the People"
"Hand Upon the Waters"
"Shingles for the Lord"
The Hamlet
The Mansion
The Town
X: 
1750
Y: 
1285
Description: 

Whitfield's section of the narrative begins with his account of the night he spent "wrestling with Satan" (177). The only clue we have to the earthly location of this struggle is that it lies on the far side of the river from the Bundrens' house. Our decision to set it in the church where he is the preacher in the short story "Shingles for the Lord" is speculative.

Role: 
Site of Event
Status: 
Continuous
Types: 
Church

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