The Sound and the Fury, 232 (Event)

Submitted by rlcoleman@usout... on Thu, 2014-06-26 11:59
Text: 
The Sound and the Fury
Location: 
Jefferson Alleys in The Sound and the Fury (Location)
Page Number: 
232
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
I jumped down and followed. Me, without any hat,
Page Event Ends: 
233
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Jason Compson
(Miss) Quentin
Unnamed Man with Red Tie
Unnamed Telegram Delivery Boy
Characters Mentioned: 
Benjy Compson
Caddy Compson
Mr. Jason Compson
Mrs. Caroline Compson
Quentin Compson
T.P. Gibson
Unnamed Financial Advisors
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, April 6, 1928
Summary: 

Jason rushes after his niece and the man with the red tie, frantically rushing through the alleys and streets of Jefferson as his thoughts chaotically rehearse the history of his family and his relationship with Lorraine. He does not catch up to Quentin, but he himself is overtaken by a telegram delivery boy with the report that his cotton trading account is bankrupt.

Chronological Order: 
17.43
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Family Pursuing Madness Drinking Suicide Promiscuity Propriety Family Speculation Loss Farming Anti-Semitism
Actions:
Economic›Selling land | Emotional›Resentment | Movement›Chasing | Movement›Following | Movement›Sneaking | Physical›Pursuit
Cultural Issues:
Agriculture›Cotton | Alcohol›Death from drinking | Cultural Identity›Country vs city | Economy›Economic speculation | Ethnicity›Jewish | Progress›Telegraph | Sexuality›Promiscuity
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Money|Wealth | Memory›Remembering | Objects›Gasoline | Psychological›Madness | Recurring Tropes›Chasing a person | Values›Family honor
Relationships:
Sexual›Prostitute-Client
Aesthetics:
Allusion, Geographical›New York | Allusion, Geographical›Nicaragua | Allusion, Geographical›Washington, D.C.

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