As I Lay Dying, 250 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-14 11:38
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Jefferson Drugstore|Christian's Drugstore|West's Drugstore in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
250
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
There is a light in the store, far back.
Page Event Ends: 
252
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Dewey Dell Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Skeet MacGowan
Characters Mentioned: 
Anse Bundren
Cash Bundren
Darl Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, July 9, 1927 to Saturday, July 30, 1927
Summary: 

Dewey Dell goes inside the drugstore with MacGowan. Outside, alone in the town square, Vardaman's thoughts become increasingly difficult to follow. He is extremely anxious about Darl having gone "crazy" (251), and about the emptiness of the square. At times he seems to be anticipating what happens the next day, when Darl is taken away on the train and he and his family eat bananas while waiting to leave town.

Chronological Order: 
165.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Italics Madness Animal_Cow Darkness Emptiness Holiday_Christmas Toy_Train Family Loss Visual_Effect:White_Spaces
Environment:
Public›Street
Actions:
Physical›Waiting
Cultural Issues:
Food›As substitute
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Of loved one | Absence/Loss›Substitute | Animals›Cows | Futility›Illusion of success or victory | Objects›Toys | Psychological›Madness | Recurring Tropes›Nothingness
Relationships:
Familial›Brother-brother
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›Animals compared to people | Language›Profanity | Typography/Orthography›Italics | Typography/Orthography›Spacing

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