The Unvanquished, 96 (Event)

Submitted by padgettjb@breva... on Sun, 2016-11-20 12:19
Text: 
The Unvanquished
Location: 
Hawkhurst in The Unvanquished (Location)
Page Number: 
96
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Cousin Drusilla told it while we sat there
Page Event Ends: 
97
Era: 
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present: 
Denny Hawk
Drusilla Hawk
Louisa Hawk
Rosa Millard
Ringo
Bayard Sartoris
Unnamed Confederate Trainmen
Unnamed Spectators at Train Race
Unnamed Union Trainmen
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Thursday, August 13, 1863
Summary: 

Drusilla tells Bayard and Ringo about the "great locomotive chase" that came past Hawkhurst during the Civil War. Drusilla's story is based on an actual event, the Andrews Raid that took place on April 12, 1862, but Faulkner takes consider liberty with history.

Chronological Order: 
136.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Railroad, Storytelling, Narration, War, Locomotive, Place:Atlanta, Place:Chattanooga, History, Civil War
Actions:
Communication›Gossip
Cultural Issues:
Race›Stereotype: smell | War›Strategy | War›Union Army
Themes and Motifs:
Story-telling›Reminiscence
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Atlanta, Georgia | Allusion, Geographical›Chattanooga, Tennessee

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