Absalom, Absalom!, 17 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-11-30 16:35
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Sutpen Plantation in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
17
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Because this Sunday when Ellen and the children
Page Event Ends: 
18
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Ellen Coldfield Sutpen
Henry Sutpen
Judith Sutpen
Unnamed Enslaved Driver(2)
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Enslaved Driver(1)
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, January 15, 1848 to Sunday, December 31, 1848
Summary: 

When Ellen replaces the carriage and the driver to prevent racing, it is Judith - "not the boy . . . [but] the girl" (18) - who throws a tantrum. [SOURCE: Rosa]

Chronological Order: 
126.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Tame_vs_Wild, Gender:Inversion
Actions:
Movement›Carriage | Movement›Racing
Cultural Issues:
Gender›Inversion | Religion›Sabbath
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses | Objects›Phaeton
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›Face

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