Absalom, Absalom!, 25 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
25
Order within Page:
3
First 8-10 words of event:
it would be years yet before he would become
Page Event Ends:
25
Era:
Civil War (1861-1865)
Characters Present:
Narrative Status:
Narrated
Date:
Wednesday, January 1, 1862 to Saturday, December 31, 1864
Summary:
The narrator notes the moment when "General Compson" actually became a general, which happened "years" after he learned that Sutpen was too poor to buy drinks when he first arrived in Jefferson (25). Compson was promoted to general sometime during the Civil War, but the novel, which refers to him "General Compson" along with "Quentin's grandfather" throughout, though he didn't become a grandfather until long after the Civil War. [SOURCE: Narrator]
Chronological Order:
316.50
Indeterminate Date Range:
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Aesthetics:
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