As I Lay Dying, 47 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Thu, 2014-08-07 13:20
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Bundren House in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
47
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
Pa stands beside the bed. From behind his leg
Page Event Ends: 
49
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Addie Bundren
Anse Bundren
Cash Bundren
Dewey Dell Bundren
Vardaman Bundren
Characters Mentioned: 
Darl Bundren
Jewel Bundren
Narrative Status: 
Hypothesized
Date: 
Friday, July 1, 1927 to Friday, July 22, 1927
Summary: 

Darl "sees" - from several miles away - the scene in Addie's room as the family who are there recognize the sign of her imminent death. Darl "hears" Dewey Dell say "It's Jewel she wants" (47) and Addie's call to Cash.

Chronological Order: 
60.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
death, mourning, grief; location: bedroom
Environment:
Domestic Space›Bedroom | Domestic Space›Deathbed | Time of Day›Sunset
Actions:
Bodily›Dying | Bodily›Shaking | Emotional›Grief | Moral›Rationalization | Physical›Sawing | Verbal›Shouting | Work›Carpenter
Themes and Motifs:
Body›Face | Death›Deathbed
Relationships:
Familial›Mother-daughter | Familial›Parents-children

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