As I Lay Dying, 249 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-14 11:28
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
249
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Now it is wider and lighter, but the stores
Page Event Ends: 
250
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Vardaman Bundren
Characters Mentioned: 
Darl Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, July 9, 1927 to Saturday, July 30, 1927
Summary: 

Walking with Dewey Dell at night through the courthouse square, Vardaman's thoughts seem to be breaking down as he thinks about both his brother Darl "going on the train to Jackson" and the toy train that he once saw in a store window (250).

Chronological Order: 
164.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Italics Night Madness Toy_Train Holiday_Christmas Town_vs_Country Animal_Birds Clock
Environment:
Public›Clock tower | Time of Day›Night
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Absence as loss | Absence/Loss›Attempt to find substitute | Objects›Toys | Recurring Tropes›Sending someone to Jackson
Relationships:
Familial›Brother-brother
Aesthetics:
Typography/Orthography›Italics

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