"Appendix: Compson", 336 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2018-05-24 08:16
Text: 
"Appendix: Compson"
Location: 
Memphis in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Page Number: 
336
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
And the library was still locked all the next day
Page Event Ends: 
337
Era: 
Midcentury (1941-)
Characters Present: 
Dilsey
Frony
Melissa Meek
Characters Mentioned: 
Caddy Compson
Jason Compson IV
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, January 9, 1943 to Friday, December 31, 1943
Summary: 

Still trying to confirm that the woman in the magazine photograph is Caddy, Melissa Meek travels to Memphis to show it to Dilsey. Saying her "eyes aint good anymore," Dilsey tells Meek "I can't see it" (337).

Chronological Order: 
60.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Cultural Issues: Demographics: Negro Neighborhood Themes and Motifs: Meaning: Seeing Cultural Issues: Race: Racialism
Environment:
Olfactory›Smelling black
Actions:
Perceptual›Blurring
Cultural Issues:
Age›Old age | Health and Illness›Loss of eyesight | Race›Segregated space | Race›Stereotype: smell
Themes and Motifs:
Art›Photograph | Meaning›Interpretation

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