Absalom, Absalom!, 87 (Event)
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Page Number:
87
Order within Page:
1
First 8-10 words of event:
So I can imagine him, the way he did it,
Page Event Ends:
88
Era:
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Told
Date:
Thursday, December 27, 1860 to Thursday, January 31, 1861
Summary:
Mr. Compson describes Bon taking Henry to a house "in a neighborhood a little decadent" (88), and showing him the "doomed and tragic" young mixed-race women who have been bred to be sold as sexual slaves (89). [SOURCE: Father]
Chronological Order:
274.00
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Keywords:
Initiation, Sexuality, Italics, Disorientation, Exposure
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