The Town, 208 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Fri, 2018-06-22 12:25
Text: 
The Town
Location: 
Courthouse and Square in The Town (Location)
Page Number: 
208
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
That was Monday, trade day: it was like the whole
Page Event Ends: 
208
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Matt Levitt
Characters Mentioned: 
Linda Snopes
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Saturday, April 19, 1924 to Wednesday, April 30, 1924
Summary: 

Making all the noise he can with his "little gaudy car," Matt Levitt drives around town one last time and disappears into the distance, where his display would "become puny and fade and be at last absorbed" (208).

Chronological Order: 
218.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Contempt Leaving Cultural Symbol: Automobile: Symbolic Movement: Car Land use: urban vs vernal space
Environment:
Auditory›Cars passing | Time of Year›Monday
Actions:
Emotional›Contempt | Movement›Car
Themes and Motifs:
Arrivals/Departures›Departing Yoknapatawpha
Aesthetics:
Figures of Speech›Simile

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