Absalom, Absalom!, 113 (Event)
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Page Number:
113
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
Or not expect perhaps, not even hope; not
Page Event Ends:
114
Era:
Civil War (1861-1865)
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Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Wednesday, May 3, 1865
Summary:
Rosa's fantasy about "what might have been" gives way to a feeling that she's having a nightmare about "what cannot, must not, be" (113); but from that she is pulled back to reality by Clytemnestra's "face" and "hand" (114). [SOURCE: Rosa]
Chronological Order:
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Keywords:
Italics, Nightmare, Reality, Race
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Aesthetics:
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