"Ad Astra", 415 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Tue, 2018-04-24 10:42
Text: 
"Ad Astra"
Location: 
New York City, New York in "Ad Astra" (Location)
Page Number: 
415
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
My father was shanty Irish, by God. And I dont
Page Event Ends: 
415
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Bland
Monaghan
Characters Mentioned: 
Monaghan, Father of Buck
Monaghan, Grandfather of Buck
Unnamed Friends and Acquaintances of Monaghan
Narrative Status: 
Told
Date: 
Monday, January 1, 1900 to Thursday, December 31, 1914
Summary: 

Calling himself "shanty Irish," Monaghan describes how his father became successful as an immigrant who began by "digging sewers in the ground" (415). Bland interrupts him once.

Chronological Order: 
1.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Class Consciousness Immigrant Education:Yale
Cultural Issues:
Class›Class consciousness
Relationships:
Familial›Father-son | Social›Homosocial rivalry

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