The Mansion, 210 (Event)
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Page Number:
210
Order within Page:
5
First 8-10 words of event:
That's right: boredom, Uncle Gavin said - that war
Page Event Ends:
213
Era:
The Twenties (1920-1929)
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Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Monday, March 22, 1920 to Tuesday, June 22, 1920
Summary:
After Bayard's death Gavin Stevens and Margaret Stevens have competing explanations as to what drove him to it. Gavin thinks that Bayard was simply bored, while Maggie Stevens thinks that John being shot down and held up as an ace severely damaged Bayard, since "he... would, no matter how much longer he survived, have to face his twin some day in the omniscience of the mutual immortality, with the foul stain of his weakness now beyond concealment" (212).
Chronological Order:
235.00
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Keywords:
Boredom, Shame, Fear, Brother-and-Brother Relationship, Risk, War, Fatalism, Cultural Issue: Class
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