Absalom, Absalom!, 211 (Event)
Text:
Location:
Page Number:
211
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
like he chose his twenty niggers out of whatever
Page Event Ends:
211
Era:
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Saturday, January 1, 1831 to Saturday, December 31, 1831
Summary:
Sutpen "repudiates" his "first wife and child," choosing the twenty slaves he brought to Yoknapatawpha as his divorce settlement (211). [SOURCE: Grandfather-Quentin]
Chronological Order:
38.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Divorce
Themes and Motifs:
Relationships:
digyok:node/event/16015