Light in August, 211 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
211
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
He reached the house and turned from the road
Page Event Ends:
219
Era:
World War I(1914-1919)
Characters Present:
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Narrative Status:
Narrated+Consciousness
Date:
Wednesday, July 1, 1914 to Friday, July 31, 1914
Summary:
Thinking to run away with Bobbie, Joe goes to Max's house to find the prostitution ring breaking up and leaving town without him. Bobbie calls him a "son of a bitch" and a "nigger" (218); a strange man there beats him savagely.
Chronological Order:
124.40
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Violence:Beating
Racial Identity
Prostitution
Allusion:Romeo
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