Absalom, Absalom! | Chapter 5 Summary and Analysis
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Theophilus McCaslin: present during the burial of Charles Bon, he said a Confederate prayer over the Catholic man
Summary
Chapter Five is the end segment of Miss Rosa’s story. It tells the events of the Sutpen drama as they related to her, and then her voice is left behind.
The plot is simple. After Wash Jones brings the news to Miss Rosa of Charles Bon’s murder, Miss Rosa immediately goes out to Sutpen’s Hundred. Miss Rosa, Judith, Clytie, and Theophilus McCaslin are the only ones who were present at Charles Bon’s funeral. They carry the coffin,...
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