Absalom, Absalom!, 40 (Event)
Text:
Location:
Page Number:
40
Order within Page:
3
First 8-10 words of event:
set out into a world which even in theory,
Page Event Ends:
41
Era:
Pre-Removal (-1830)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Monday, January 1, 1821 to Saturday, December 31, 1831
Summary:
Mr. Compson resumes his enigmatic reference to Sutpen's life before he came to Yoknapatawpha: "in a country and among a people whose very language he had to learn," he "made that mistake" which "became his doom" (41). [SOURCE: Father]
Chronological Order:
17.00
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Fate, Language, Past_as_Future, Mystery
Themes and Motifs:
Aesthetics:
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