Absalom, Absalom!, 9 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2017-11-30 14:20
Text: 
Absalom, Absalom!
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in Absalom, Absalom! (Location)
Page Number: 
9
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
"He wasn't a gentleman. He wasn't even a gentleman.
Page Event Ends: 
9
Era: 
Antebellum (1831-1860)
Characters Present: 
Thomas Sutpen
Unnamed Jefferson Townspeople
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Saturday, June 1, 1833 to Monday, December 31, 1838
Summary: 

Rosa narrates, with a lot of repetition and many chronological discontinuities, her version of the Sutpen story, starting with Sutpen's arrival as an apparent fugitive without past or pedigree. [SOURCE: Rosa]

Chronological Order: 
46.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Class-Consciousness, Respectability
Actions:
Verbal›Storytelling
Cultural Issues:
Class›Class consciousness | Class›Respectability | Group Mentality›Community collective
Themes and Motifs:
Animals›Horses | Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Objects›Pistol

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