Sanctuary, 123 (Event)

Submitted by tmtowner@utdall... on Tue, 2014-05-20 14:32
Text: 
Sanctuary
Location: 
Jefferson Gas Station in Sanctuary (Location)
Page Number: 
123
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
The infrequent lamps mounted to crescendo beneath the arcade
Page Event Ends: 
124
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Horace Benbow
Lee and Ruby's Son
Isom
Ruby Lamar
Unnamed Negro Murderer
Unnamed Negroes Outside Jail
Characters Mentioned: 
Narcissa Benbow Sartoris
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, May 13, 1929
Notes: 

They drive past the jail and Horace escorts her into the hotel. He tells Ruby he will be back in the morning and directs Isom to drive him back "home" (124). Isom starts to drive Horace back to the Sartoris Plantation according to Narcissa's instructions, but he stops Isom and tells him to drive him back to the Benbow House.

Summary: 

Ruby tries to get Isom to stop at the filling station so she can walk to the hotel from there to avoid anyone seeing Horace and her together. Horace insists that they drive on to the hotel together.

Chronological Order: 
131.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Movement_Car Propriety Prison Siblings
Actions:
Movement›Car | Verbal›Disagreeing
Cultural Issues:
Gender›Chivalry
Themes and Motifs:
Values›Propriety
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Literary›Negro spirituals | Typography/Orthography›Dash

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