Absalom, Absalom!, 40 (Event)

Page Number: 
40
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
like he must have been from the day when
Page Event Ends: 
40
Era: 
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present: 
Characters Mentioned: 
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Wednesday, March 1, 1820 to Sunday, December 31, 1820
Summary: 

Mr. Compson suddenly anticipates the narrative by evoking the novel's distant past to mention how Sutpen "turned his back on all that he knew" when he was just fourteen (40). [SOURCE: Father; Grandfather]

Chronological Order: 
15.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Narrative_Anticipation, Chronological_Enjambment, Past, Leaving_Home
Cultural Issues:
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