The Sound and the Fury, 175 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Sun, 2014-08-03 15:22
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Compson Inset: House in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
175
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
staying downstairs even when she was sick
Page Event Ends: 
176
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Maury Bascomb
Jason Compson
Mr. Jason Compson
Mrs. Caroline Compson
T.P. Gibson
Patterson Boy
Characters Mentioned: 
Unnamed Boy(1)
Narrative Status: 
Remembered
Date: 
Tuesday, January 1, 1901 to Sunday, December 31, 1905
Summary: 

Quentin remembers his mother's obsession with her Bascomb family honor, but notes that his father's contempt for his brother-in-law was only an element in his pervasive nihilism.

Chronological Order: 
4.18
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Family_Honor Greed Christian_Imagery Nihilism
Cultural Issues:
Health and Illness›Unspecified sickness
Themes and Motifs:
Character›Greed | Memory›Remembering | Philosophical›Nihilism | Values›Honor
Relationships:
Familial›Extended family
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Biblical›Crucifixion | Diction›Racist term | Narrative›Stream of consciousness narration

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