Absalom, Absalom!, 16 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-11-30 16:26
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Episcopal Church in the County in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
16
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
it was the minister himself, speaking in the name
Page Event Ends: 
17
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
Henry Sutpen
Judith Sutpen
Unnamed Enslaved Driver(1)
Unnamed Man at Church
Unnamed Minister
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Twenty Original Sutpen Slaves
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, January 8, 1848 to Sunday, December 31, 1848
Summary: 

Rosa explains how Sutpen stopped coming to church after the minister spoke to him about the racing, but the racing continued, instigated by "the negro" (17). [SOURCE: Rosa]

Chronological Order: 
124.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Movement:Carriage, Racing, Language
Environment:
Atmospheric›Dust | Atmospheric›Thunder | Public›Church
Actions:
Movement›Carriage | Movement›Racing | Violent›Animal abuse
Cultural Issues:
Race›Black stereotype | Race›Stereotype: teeth | Religion›Sabbath
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses
Aesthetics:
Diction›Accent

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