The Sound and the Fury, 85 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
85
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
I went out, shutting the door upon the ticking.
Page Event Ends:
85
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
Characters Mentioned:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, June 2, 1910
Notes:
Ed. Taylor Hagood, 8-8-14
Summary:
Looking at the watches in the jewelry store window, Quentin tells himself "to take that one" (85). It seems the watch that says it's almost 9:15 gives him the time, half a day later, when he will commit suicide - "because father said clocks slay time" (85).
Chronological Order:
11.36
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
wheels
clock
gull
Christ_Imagery
suicide
death
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Cultural Issues:
Themes and Motifs:
Appearance›Baldness | Body›Hair | Meaning›Meaninglessness | Objects›Watch | Philosophical›Nihilism | Recurring Tropes›Dead time | Recurring Tropes›Door | Recurring Tropes›Father said | Recurring Tropes›Stillness | Supernatural›Folk customs | Supernatural›Superstitions | Time›Awareness of time | Time›Being outside of time | Time›Duration of time | Time›Frozen / Static | Time›Measuring time | Time›Timelessness
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