As I Lay Dying, 198 (Event)

Submitted by sfr on Wed, 2014-08-13 07:42
Text: 
As I Lay Dying
Location: 
Mottstown|Mottson in As I Lay Dying (Location)
Page Number: 
198
Order within Page: 
1
First 8-10 words of event: 
I happened to look up, and saw her
Page Event Ends: 
203
Era: 
The Twenties (1920-1929)
Characters Present: 
Albert
Dewey Dell Bundren
Moseley
Customers at Moseley's Drugstore
Characters Mentioned: 
Lafe
Narrative Status: 
Narrated
Date: 
Friday, July 8, 1927 to Friday, July 29, 1927
Summary: 

Moseley narrates his conversation with Dewey Dell, who comes into his drugstore looking to buy "something" to abort her pregnancy (202).

Chronological Order: 
139.00
Indeterminate Date Range: 
Keywords: 
Pregnant Abortion Medicine Marriage Propriety Morality
Environment:
Place›Drugstore / pharmacy
Actions:
Emotional›Embarrassment | Emotional›Resentment | Emotional›Sympathy | Moral›Judgmental
Cultural Issues:
Class›Town v. country/farm | Gender›Menstruation / menstrual cycle | Gender›Sexual double standard | Gender›Women as mysterious / secretive | Health and Illness›Abortion | Health and Illness›Quackery | Religion›Consolation | Sexuality›Pregnant out of wedlock
Themes and Motifs:
Absence/Loss›Abandonment | Community›Stranger | Meaning›Paternity | Morals›Responsibility | Recurring Tropes›Going to Texas

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