The Unvanquished, 97 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
97
Order within Page:
3
First 8-10 words of event:
Because that's all it was. I know that now.
Page Event Ends:
98
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Thursday, January 1, 1880 to Tuesday, December 31, 1918
Summary:
Reflecting back on Drusilla's story about the locomotive chase, a much older Bayard knows now that the incident involving the two locomotives was done not for "material gain but for principle … the deed done not for the end but for the sake of doing, put to the ultimate test and proving nothing save the finality of death and the vanity of all endeavor" (98).
Chronological Order:
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Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Railroad, War, Locomotive, Principle, Futility, Story, Narration, History, Civil War
Themes and Motifs:
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