Absalom, Absalom!, 179 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-12-07 10:57
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Harvard University|Cambridge Area in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
179
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
("Not in West Virginia," Shreve said. " - What?" Quentin
Page Event Ends: 
179
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Quentin Compson
McCannon, Shreve
Characters Mentioned: 
Thomas Sutpen
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, January 13, 1910
Summary: 

Shreve interrupts Quentin to remind him that before the Civil War the state of West Virginia did not exist. [SOURCE: Narrator]

Chronological Order: 
538.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
American_History, Civil_War
Cultural Issues:
History›Civil War
Themes and Motifs:
Story-telling›Audience response

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