Themes and Motifs: Determinism Fated

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Created to describe a situation that seems meant to be, as when Susan Reed seems destined for Hawkshaw's barbershop in "Hair." --LW & BR

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"Appendix: Compson", 330 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Twilight | Time of Year›Spring
Actions: Moral›Stealing | Movement›Running away
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Traveling show
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Money›Lost
Relationships: Familial›Dysfunctional | Intergenerational›Grandparent-grandchild
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Miss Quentin runs away
"Appendix: Compson", 332 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Ambivalence
Cultural Issues: Sexuality›Female
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Blame | Determinism›Fated | Values›Family honor | Values›Love
Relationships: Familial›Brother-sister
"Fool About a Horse", 119 (Event)
Actions: Domestic›Food preparation | Emotional›Intuition | Moral›Scheming
Cultural Issues: Gender›Masculinity
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Snake | Character›Pride | Character›Provincialism | Character›Swagger | Determinism›Fated
Relationships: Social›Homosocial rivalry
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›God / Jehovah
"Fool About a Horse", 120 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Morning | Time of Year›July | Weather›Heat
Actions: Economic›Horse trading | Economic›Saving money | Verbal›Badgering
Cultural Issues: Agriculture›Husbandry
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Animals›Mules | Character›Pride | Determinism›Fated
Relationships: Marital›Conflict
Aesthetics: Tone›Humorous
"Fool About a Horse", 122 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Horse trading | Emotional›Anger | Verbal›Badgering
Themes and Motifs: Character›Pride | Determinism›Fated | Money›As motive
Aesthetics: Interpretation | Narrative›Commentary | Narrative›Disruption
"Fool About a Horse", 123 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Anger | Emotional›Embarrassment | Movement›Wagon
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Animals›Mules | Determinism›Fated
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Interpretation
"Hair", 131 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Fear | Verbal›Persuasion | Work›Barbering
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›People compared to animals
"Smoke", 20 (Event)
Actions: Violent›Animal abuse
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Horses | Determinism›Fated | Memory›Forgetting
Absalom, Absalom!, 107 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Class›Dehumanization
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Values›Justice
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Satan | Figures of Speech›People compared to animals | Narrative›Anticipation
The Hamlet, 130 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Gender›Inversion | Sexuality›Fantasy
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Psychological›Obsession
Aesthetics: Allusion, Biblical›Gethsemane | Allusion, Mythical›Venus
The Hamlet, 229 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Narrative›Anticipation
The Hamlet, 234 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Futility›Illusion of success or victory
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses
The Hamlet, 237 (Event)
Environment: Public›Store porch
Actions: Interaction, Social›Picnic
Cultural Issues: Region›The West
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›People compared to animals
The Mansion, 100 (Event)
Environment: Place›Penitentiary | Time of Year›Harvest
Actions: Agricultural›Cotton picking
Cultural Issues: Economy›Tenantry|Share-cropping
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Futility›Inability
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 142 (Event)
Actions: Interaction, Social›Gossip | Play›Gambling
Cultural Issues: Economy›Banking | Education›West Point | Politics›Election | War›Civil War | War›Spanish American War | War›Wound
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Values›Idealism
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Florida
The Mansion, 198 (Event)
Cultural Issues: War›Aerial combat | War›Death
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Home›Homecoming
The Mansion, 210 (Event)
Actions: Emotional›Shame | Military›Combat | Verbal›Discussion
Cultural Issues: War›World War I
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Return from war | Character›Inherited traits | Determinism›Fated | Memory›Haunted by past
Relationships: Familial›Brother-brother
The Mansion, 242 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Relationships: Familial›Mother-daughter | Familial›Physical resemblances | Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple | Romantic›Love at first sight
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Memphis, Tennessee | Style›Address to reader
The Mansion, 26 (Event)
Environment: Domestic Space›Barn
Actions: Mental›Imagining | Movement›Walking
Cultural Issues: Race›Racial resentment
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Absence | Animals›Cattle | Determinism›Fated
The Mansion, 283 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Relationships: Marital›Husband-wife
The Mansion, 31 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Narrative›Anticipation
The Mansion, 40 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Train sound | Public›Train Station/Train depot
Actions: Bodily›Sleeping | Communication›Telegraph | Verbal›Conversation
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 405 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
The Mansion, 406 (Event)
Actions: Economic›Scheming
Cultural Issues: Law›Legal document
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Money›As motive
The Mansion, 43 (Event)
Environment: Auditory›Hoofbeats
Actions: Mental›Thinking | Violent›Shooting
Cultural Issues: Class›Class consciousness | Crime›Murder
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Horses | Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 57 (Event)
Cultural Issues: Sexuality›Pornography
Themes and Motifs: Art›Photograph | Determinism›Fated | Meaning›Mystery
Aesthetics: Narrative›First-person passim throughout section
The Mansion, 6 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated | Values›Justice | Values›Providence
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Mansion, 7 (Event)
Themes and Motifs: Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
The Town, 315 (Event)
Environment: Time of Day›Morning | Time of Year›Tuesday
Cultural Issues: Ritual›Holiday
Themes and Motifs: Death | Determinism›Fated
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Simile | Narrative›First-person passim throughout section | Narrative›Foreshadowing