As I Lay Dying, 176 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2014-09-21 16:19
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Bundren House in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
176
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
I gave Anse Dewey Dell to negative Jewel.
Page Event Ends: 
176
Era: 
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present: 
Addie Bundren
Anse Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Characters Mentioned: 
Darl Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Remembered
Date: 
Saturday, January 1, 1910 to Thursday, January 1, 1920
Summary: 

Addie remembers how she gave birth to Dewey Dell and Vardaman as compensation to Anse for Jewel's illegitimacy, "and then I could get ready to die" (176).

Chronological Order: 
15.50
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Children Infidelity Accounting
Actions:
Mental›Calculation
Cultural Issues:
Law›Compensation
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Attempt to find substitute | Death›Anticipation of death | Meaning›Maternity | Meaning›Paternity
Relationships:
Familial›Parents-children

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