The Unvanquished, 202 (Event)

Submitted by padgettjb@breva... on Tue, 2017-01-03 23:31
Text: 
The Unvanquished
Location: 
Sartoris Plantation Slave Cabin in The Unvanquished (Location)
Page Number: 
202
Order within Page: 
2
First 8-10 words of event: 
Then Drusilla broke; they beat her. Because she was strong
Page Event Ends: 
203
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Martha Habersham
Denny Hawk
Drusilla Hawk
Louisa Hawk
Bayard Sartoris
Colonel John Sartoris
Characters Mentioned: 
Rosa Millard
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Monday, June 12, 1865 to Thursday, August 31, 1865
Summary: 

Three days before the election, Louisa Hawk challenges John Sartoris to "marry my daughter," and Drusilla's resistance is broken (202).

Chronological Order: 
249.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Reconstruction, Gender, Propriety, Wedding, Honor, Civil War, Honor, Challenge, Defeat, Beaten
Environment:
Domestic Space›Cabin
Actions:
Domestic›Knitting | Violent›Intimidation
Cultural Issues:
Clothes›Mourning | Gender›Femininity | Gender›Marriage
Themes and Motifs:
Values›Honor | Values›Propriety

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