As I Lay Dying, 237 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2014-08-13 15:52
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Jefferson Cemetery in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
237
Order within Page: 
3
First 8-10 words of event: 
where them fellows was waiting, when they
Page Event Ends: 
238
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Anse Bundren
Cash Bundren
Darl Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, July 9, 1927 to Saturday, July 30, 1927
Summary: 

Cash describes how Dewey Dell, Anse and Jewel helped two men apprehend Darl as the first step in his committal to the state mental asylum. As his sister, brother and father assault him violently, Darl looks to Cash for help. Cash tells him, with misgivings, that it will be "better" for Darl in Jackson (238).

Chronological Order: 
160.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Violence_Fight Insanity Family
Environment:
Public›Street
Actions:
Bodily›Laughing | Emotional›Betrayal | Emotional›Regret | Emotional›Self-doubt | Mental›Discovery | Verbal›Cursing | Verbal›Self-justifying | Violent›Fighting
Cultural Issues:
Health and Illness›Mental illness | Violence›Ambush
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Capture as loss | Recurring Tropes›Laughter as sign of madness | Recurring Tropes›Sending someone to Jackson
Relationships:
Familial›Brother-brother | Familial›Brother-sister
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›People compared to animals | Narrative›Delayed revelation

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