"Appendix: Compson", 330 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2018-05-23 15:15
Text: 
"Appendix: Compson"
Location: 
Compson Place in "Appendix: Compson" (Location)
Page Number: 
330
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
who sold the last of the property, except that fragment
Page Event Ends: 
330
Era: 
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present: 
Jason Compson III
Characters Mentioned: 
Caddy Compson
Quentin Compson III
Dilsey
Dilsey's Family
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, January 1, 1909 to Thursday, June 30, 1910
Summary: 

Jason Compson III sells almost all that remains of Compson's Domain to send his son Quentin to Harvard (where he commits suicide in June 1910) and to pay for the "fine wedding" of his daughter, Caddy, in April 1910.

Chronological Order: 
29.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Action: Suicide Themes and Motifs: Loss: Property Themes and Motifs: Marriage: Wedding Cultural Issues: Land Use: Golf Course
Environment:
Public›Golf course
Actions:
Economic›Selling land
Cultural Issues:
Class›Social decline
Themes and Motifs:
Death›Suicide
Relationships:
Marital›Wedding
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›Harvard University | Narrative›Foreshadowing | Recurring Episodes›Caddy's wedding | Recurring Episodes›Compsons sell pasture | Recurring Episodes›Quentin's suicide

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