Themes and Motifs: Objects Gun
Parent Term
Sibling Terms
- Air gun
- Airplane
- Anchovies
- Antlers
- Apple tree
- Ax
- Baby bottle
- Ballot Box
- Basket
- Bed
- Bible
- Boat
- Bomb-sight
- Books
- Booksatchel
- Bottle
- Bow and arrow
- Bowl
- Brass
- Bricks
- Briefcase
- Broken glass
- Broom
- Camera
- Candelabra
- Candle
- Cannon
- Canteen
- Car
- Cards
- Catechism
- Chair
- Chamber pot
- Chandlier
- Chastity belt
- Cigar
- Cigarette
- Cigarette lighter
- Clock
- Coal oil
- Coffee
- Coffee pot
- Coffin
- Coin
- Collar box
- Compass
- Condom
- Construction tools
- Corncob
- Corpse
- Crib / Cradle
- Crystal
- Cup
- Curtains
- Cushion
- Damask
- Demijohn
- Dice
- Dishes
- Dogfennel
- Dolls
- Dresser
- Drinking glass
- Drum
- Dulcimer
- Elm tree
- Engagement ring
- European in U.S.
- Eyeglasses
- Fan
- Farming tools
- Fence
- Fiddle
- Fire
- Firewood
- Fish
- Fishing rod
- Flag
- Flashlight
- Flat-iron
- Flower orchid
- Flowers
- Flowers Dogwood
- Flowers larkspur
- Flowers Milkweed
- Flowers Roses
- Footprint
- Fox-horn
- Furniture
- Gasoline
- Gold tooth
- Golf ball
- Guitar
- Hammer
- Hammock
- Hand grip
- Handcuffs
- Handkerchief
- Harmonica
- Harness strap
- Hatchet
- Hearth
- Heirloom
- Hoe
- Honeysuckle
- Horsewhip
- Hot water bottle
- Hunting horn
- Ice
- Iron box
- Jeweler's loupe / magnifying glass
- Jewelry Charm
- Jimson weed
- Jug
- Junk
- Kettle
- Keys
- Keys
- knife
- Ladder
- Lamp or lantern
- Lawnmower
- Letter
- License Plate
- Locks
- Luggage
- Machine gun
- Magazine
- Magnet
- Map
- Marble columns
- Matchstick
- Medal
- Metal detector
- Military equipment
- Milk
- Mirror
- Monument
- Musical instrument
- Nail
- Napkin
- New car
- Oars
- Opera glass
- Organ
- Padlock
- Paper
- Parasol
- Parcel
- Pear tree
- Peep-hole viewer / Stanhope
- Pencil
- Perfume
- Phaeton
- Phonograph
- Photograph
- Piano
- Pillow
- Pine knots
- Pipe
- Pistol
- Pitcher
- Plant mint
- Plow
- Poison
- Pokeberry juice
- Porcelain
- Portmanteau
- Quilt
- Rake
- Razor
- Ring
- Rope
- rubber tree
- Saddle
- Saddlebag
- Salt
- Satchel
- Saw
- Scissors
- Scythe
- Second-hand
- Sewing machine
- Shaving brush
- Shell
- Ship
- Shotgun
- Shovel
- Silver
- Silverware
- Skull
- Slipper
- Slop jar
- Soap
- Stained glass window
- Steamboat
- Still
- Stove
- Stove polish
- Suitcase
- Surrey
- Swing
- Sword
- Table
- Tankard
- Tarpaulin
- Tea
- tent
- Thimble
- Tobacco
- Toilet set
- Tombstone
- Toothpaste
- Toothpick
- Towel
- Toys
- Train
- Truck
- Trunk
- Umbrella
- Vase
- Vegetation
- Wagon
- Watch
- Watermelon
- Wedding license
- Wedding ring
- Well
- Wheel
- Wheel chair
- Willow tree
- Windows
- Wisteria
- Wreath
Tagged Events
Environment: Domestic Space›Kitchen | Place›Indian mound | Time of Day›Sunrise
Actions: Interaction, Private›Coercion
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Narrative›Delayed revelation
Themes and Motifs: Absence/Loss›Loss of object | Objects›Gun | Objects›Steamboat | Past›Past vs present
Relationships: Interracial›White-black
Environment: Atmospheric›Chaos | Time of Day›Sunrise
Actions: Bodily›Vomiting | Interaction, Social›Competition | Movement›Running | Physical›Rescuing
Cultural Issues: Gender›Male body | Gender›Male rivalry
Relationships: Social›Homoerotic | Social›Homosocial rivalry
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
Cultural Issues: Race›Stereotype eyes
Cultural Issues: Law›Investigation
Actions: Communication›Telephone
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Time of Day›Morning | Weather›Warmth
Actions: Bodily›Eating breakfast | Hunting›Bear hunting | Verbal›Talking
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Named bear Ben | Animals›Named dog Lion | Appearance›Scruffiness | Objects›Gun
Environment: Atmospheric›Light
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting | Mental›Remembering | Verbal›Cursing
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Deer | Animals›Dogs | Animals›Mules | Animals›Named bear Ben | Animals›Named dog Lion | Memory›Remembering | Objects›Gun
Environment: Atmospheric›Dread | Natural›Wilderness | Place›Hunting camps | Place›Wilderness-civilized boundary
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Bear | Animals›Dogs | Animals›Named bear Ben | Objects›Compass | Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Solitude
Aesthetics: Narrative›Conversation with oneself | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Atmospheric›Light
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting | Perceptual›Listening | Physical›Pursuit
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Named bear Ben | Animals›Named dog Lion | Objects›Gun
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses | Narrative›Reported narration
Actions: Emotional›Exasperation | Emotional›Fury | Mental›Realization | Physical›Hammering | Physical›Repair
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Named dog Lion | Animals›Squirrel | Objects›Gun | Past›Recent past | Time›Living in the present
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term
Environment: Time of Day›Twilight
Themes and Motifs: Home›Substitute | Objects›Gun
Relationships: Familial›Dissolution | Familial›Surrogate
Environment: Time of Day›Morning
Cultural Issues: Class›Gentility | Clothes›Cross dressing | Clothes›Hat | Slavery›Discipline | Slavery›Loyalty | War›Destruction
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
Cultural Issues: Crime›Horse theft
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Return home | Objects›Gun
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Beaver hat | Clothes›Veil | Law›Legal issue | Politics›Election | Politics›Voting | Race
Relationships: Hierarchical›Leader
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Negro voting
Environment: Place›Jefferson | Time of Year›November
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting | Hunting›Deer hunting | Movement›Wagon | Perceptual›Watching
Cultural Issues: Age›Childhood | Migration›Big Bottom | Race›Chickasaw | Race›Native American | Slavery›Indian slave-owners | Slavery›Miscegenation
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Bear | Arrivals/Departures›Departing Yoknapatawpha | Community›Tradition | Objects›Gun
Relationships: Intergenerational›Hunting party | Interracial›Indian-black | Interracial›Master-servant
Environment: Time of Year›Hunting season | Time of Year›November
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Annual | Hunting and Fishing›Trophy
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Bear | Animals›Dogs | Arrivals/Departures›Return to Yoknapatawpha | Objects›Gun | Objects›Wagon | Recurring Tropes›Endurance
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Environment: Place›Hunting camps
Actions: Hunting›Deer hunting | Hunting›Teaching | Hunting›Waiting | Mental›Envisioning | Movement›Crossing | Perceptual›Hearing
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple
Environment: Place›Hunting camps
Actions: Hunting›Deer hunting | Movement›Walking | Perceptual›Hearing | Perceptual›Smelling
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Local legend
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple
Environment: Atmospheric›Grayness | Natural›Trees | Natural›Wilderness | Place›Hunting camps | Time of Day›Daybreak
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Woodpecker|Lord-to-God | Arrivals/Departures›Departure | Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Solitude
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
Actions: Emotional›Fear | Hunting | Perceptual›Hearing | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Smelling
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Named bear Ben | Animals›Woodpecker|Lord-to-God | Objects›Gun
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple
Environment: Place›Hunting camps
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Domestic›Cooking | Hunting›And race | Hunting›Squirrel hunting | Interaction, Social›Celebration | Moral›Deception | Verbal›Arguing
Cultural Issues: Age›Coming of age | Alcohol›Whiskey | Food›Breakfast | Food›Brunswick stew | Gender›All-male space | Hunting and Fishing›Annual | Hunting and Fishing›Marksmanship | Ritual›Birthday
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Dogs | Animals›Raccoon | Animals›Squirrel | Animals›Turkey | Animals›Wildcats | Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Searching
Relationships: Intergenerational›Hunting party
Actions: Hunting›Deer hunting
Cultural Issues: Identity, Cultural›Heritage | Race›Chickasaw | Race›Native American
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple | Interracial›Indian-white
Environment: Natural›Wilderness | Time of Day›Noon | Time of Year›November
Actions: Bodily›Trembling | Mental›Realization | Perceptual›Looking | Perceptual›Seeing
Relationships: Interspecies›Man-bear
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Train / locomotive imagery
Actions: Hunting›Bear hunting | Mental›Failing / Failure | Perceptual›Smelling
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Competition
Relationships: Intergenerational›Mentor-disciple | Interspecies›Man-bear
Environment: Domestic Space›Office | Place›Plantation
Actions: Verbal›Conversation | Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: Hunting and Fishing›Trophy
Themes and Motifs: Animals›Bear | Animals›Insects tick | Objects›Gun | Story-telling›Hunting
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Gun | Psychological›Manipulation | Recurring Tropes›Revenge | Values›Honor
Relationships: Institutional›Lawyer-client
Aesthetics: Narrative›Conjectural narration | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Environment: Atmospheric›Cold | Time of Day›Dawn
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Endurance
Relationships: Familial›Brother-brother
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
Themes and Motifs: Home›Homecoming | Objects›Gun
Relationships: Familial›Brother-brother
Aesthetics: Narrative›Conjectural narration | Narrative›Gaps
Environment: Atmospheric›Firelight | Place›Railroad | Time of Day›Night | Time of Year›Christmas | Weather›Frost
Actions: Movement›Horse | Verbal›Storytelling | Work›Construction | Work›Railroad workers
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Coat | Ethnicity›Scottish / Scots | Race›Black stereotype
Environment: Atmospheric›Firelight | Auditory›Silence
Cultural Issues: Ethnicity›Scottish / Scots
Themes and Motifs: Character›Recklessness | Memory›Collective memory | Objects›Anchovies | Objects›Gun
Aesthetics: Diction›Accent | Figures of Speech›Simile
Environment: Time of Day›Dusk
Actions: Bodily›Drinking | Bodily›Playing music | Emotional›Jealousy | Physical›Kissing | Play›Tennis | Verbal›Threat
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Dress | Clothes›Sports | Gender›Men vs women | Mass Media›Magazines | Sexuality›Extra-marital
Relationships: Institutional›Military
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Sartoris deposed
Actions: Emotional›Fear | Mental›Remembering | Military›Escape | Movement›Limping | Verbal›Shouting | Verbal›Storytelling | Violent›Shooting
Aesthetics: Diction›Rural vernacular | Narrative›Reported narration
Cultural Issues: History›Carpetbaggers | Politics›And race
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Diction›Rural vernacular
Actions: Mental›Remembering
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Actions: Emotional›Grief | Mental›Remembering | Moral›Grave-digging or -violating | Verbal›Warning
Cultural Issues: Class›White trash
Aesthetics: Diction›Racist term | Typography/Orthography›Italics
Actions: Moral›Grave-digging or -violating | Movement›Walking
Relationships: Familial›Father-son | Institutional›Jailer-prisoner
Aesthetics: Narrative›Parentheses
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Actions: Economic›Barter | Verbal›Questioning
Cultural Issues: War›World War I
Environment: Atmospheric›Cold | Natural›Creek
Actions: Moral›Grave-digging or -violating | Verbal›Conversation
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
Environment: Time of Day›Night
Actions: Mental›Deduction | Verbal›Conversation
Cultural Issues: Crime›Grave robbing | Crime›Innocence
Environment: Natural›Valley | Time of Day›Afternoon | Time of Year›Saturday
Actions: Bodily›Bleeding | Emotional›Calm | Hunting›Shooting | Mental›Accepting | Violent›Killing of animals | Violent›Shooting
Aesthetics: Typography/Orthography›Italics
Cultural Issues: Alcohol›Bootlegging | Sexuality›Prostitution | War›Military reassignment
Relationships: Sexual›Extramarital
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Dress | Clothes›Expensive and/or fancy clothes | Clothes›Handbag | Clothes›Hat | Clothes›Suit
Themes and Motifs: Appearance›Cosmetics | Chaos/Order›Disorder | Objects›Bed | Objects›Cigarette | Objects›Gun | Objects›Perfume
Aesthetics: Recurring Episodes›Temple at Reba's
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello | Time of Day›Supper
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect
Environment: Domestic Space›Bedroom | Place›Brothel / Bordello | Time of Day›Nine o'clock p.m.
Environment: Time of Year›Hunting season
Relationships: Intergenerational›Hunting party
Environment: Domestic Space›Office | Olfactory›Flowers
Cultural Issues: Entertainment›Horse race
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Fishing rod | Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Fire on the hearth
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Chicago | Allusion, Historical›Manassas, Horse | Narrative›Parentheses
Environment: Time of Year›Spring
Actions: Verbal›Listen | Verbal›Storytelling | Violent›Killing in war
Cultural Issues: War›Confederate Army
Themes and Motifs: Objects›Gun | Recurring Tropes›Fire on the hearth
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Virginia
Actions: Emotional›Vengeful | Interaction, Social›Mixed-race gathering | Physical›Burial | Verbal›Speech
Cultural Issues: Class›Town v. country/farm | Ritual›Funeral | Slavery›Domestic labor | Slavery›Freedom | War›Union Army
Themes and Motifs: Death›Afterlife | Death›Burial | Death›Coffin | Death›Eulogy | Death›Funeral | Death›Response to | Objects›Gun | Objects›Umbrella
Relationships: Familial›Grandparent-grandchild | Social›Neighbor
Aesthetics: Allusion, Geographical›Memphis, Tennessee
Cultural Issues: Race›Stereotype eyes
Environment: Time of Day›Daybreak
Cultural Issues: Clothes›Sunday clothes
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave
Environment: Atmospheric›Dangerous
Cultural Issues: Region›Hospitality
Environment: Atmospheric›Dangerous
Cultural Issues: War›Confederate Army | War›Union Army
Environment: Domestic Space›Parlor
Cultural Issues: Crime›Horse theft
Themes and Motifs: Arrivals/Departures›Return home | Objects›Gun
Cultural Issues: War›Glorification | War›Union Army | War›Violence against civilians
Relationships: Familial›Father-son
Aesthetics: Figures of Speech›Simile | Language›Profanity
Environment: Time of Day›Morning
Cultural Issues: Class›Gentility | Clothes›Cross dressing | Clothes›Hat | Slavery›Discipline | Slavery›Loyalty | War›Destruction
Relationships: Hierarchical›Master-slave
Aesthetics: Diction›African American vernacular dialect