The Sound and the Fury, 62 (Event)
Text:
Page Number:
62
Order within Page:
2
First 8-10 words of event:
We could hear the roof. I could see the fire in the
Page Event Ends:
65
Era:
Turn of the Century (1890-1913)
Characters Present:
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Narrative Status:
Remembered
Date:
Thursday, November 1, 1900 to Friday, November 30, 1900
Notes:
Benjy and Caddy are in Caroline's room and she complains to "Candace" that she should be calling her brother "Benjamin" because "Nicknames are vulgar. Only common people use them." Jason Sr. took them to their room where Caddy gets in a fight Jason because he cut up the dolls she and Benjy made. According to Caddy he did it "just for meannness."
Summary:
Mrs. Compson explains about nicknames. Caddy and Jason get in a fight because he cut up Benjy's paper dolls. When Mrs. Compson retires to her room, Mr. Compson tries to comfort all three children.
Chronological Order:
3.20
Indeterminate Date Range:
Keywords:
Memory, Naming, Italics, Family, Destruction, Illness, Class-Consciousness
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