As I Lay Dying, 179 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-21 15:53
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Bundren House in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
179
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
I entered the house of bereavement, the lowly dwelling
Page Event Ends: 
179
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Reverend Whitfield
Characters Mentioned: 
Addie Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, July 2, 1927 to Saturday, July 23, 1927
Summary: 

Since he no longer feels a need to confess, Whitfield enters the Bundren house to officiate at Addie's funeral. He invokes "God's grace upon this house" (179).

Chronological Order: 
85.60
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Blessing Grace Judgment Death
Environment:
Domestic Space›House
Cultural Issues:
Religion›Blessing | Religion›Divine judgment | Religion›Preacher / Minister
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Arrival | Death›Afterlife

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