Belle and Little Belle

Sanctuary

Horace Benbow’s family relationships reveal that the domestic world he abandons is not safer than the world he enters.

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Bearing strength in each event

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The Marriage Break The Marriage Break from "Sanctuary". The Marriage Break Departure Horace Benbow leaves Belle Benbow after years of accumulated resentment.

The Marriage Break from "Sanctuary". The Marriage Break Departure Horace Benbow leaves Belle Benbow after years of accumulated resentment.

The Marriage Break Departure Horace Benbow leaves Belle Benbow after years of accumulated resentment. Rationalization He converts the shrimp incident into a philosophical explanation for abandoning marriage. Blindness His account ignores the harm done to Belle Benbow and Little Belle.

The Wire from Home The Wire from Home from "Sanctuary". The Wire from Home News Belle Benbow informs Narcissa Sartoris that Horace Benbow has left and that she will retrieve Little Belle.

The Wire from Home from "Sanctuary". The Wire from Home News Belle Benbow informs Narcissa Sartoris that Horace Benbow has left and that she will retrieve Little Belle.

The Wire from Home News Belle Benbow informs Narcissa Sartoris that Horace Benbow has left and that she will retrieve Little Belle. Consequence Horace learns that his private flight has already reorganized the family. Shame His embarrassment exposes the selfishness beneath his self-described search for freedom.

The Photograph The Photograph from "Sanctuary". The Photograph Memory Horace Benbow studies a photograph of Little Belle while living alone in Jefferson.

The Photograph from "Sanctuary". The Photograph Memory Horace Benbow studies a photograph of Little Belle while living alone in Jefferson.

The Photograph Memory Horace Benbow studies a photograph of Little Belle while living alone in Jefferson. Projection The image becomes entangled with his fear of predatory men and adolescent desire. Recognition He sees that his protectiveness toward Temple Drake may arise from anxiety about the daughter he has not fathered but feels responsible for.

The Telephone Call The Telephone Call from "Sanctuary". The Telephone Call Contact Horace Benbow calls Little Belle from the dark hall of his home.

The Telephone Call Contact Horace Benbow calls Little Belle from the dark hall of his home. Interruption A young man’s voice and a struggle reveal that Little Belle is already moving beyond family control. Repetition The scene echoes Temple Drake’s vulnerability and proves that no household can guarantee innocence.

The Domestic Return The Domestic Return from "Sanctuary". The Domestic Return Arrival Horace Benbow returns to Belle Benbow after his failed moral adventure.

The Domestic Return from "Sanctuary". The Domestic Return Arrival Horace Benbow returns to Belle Benbow after his failed moral adventure.

The Domestic Return Arrival Horace Benbow returns to Belle Benbow after his failed moral adventure. Routine She asks about locked doors and practical household matters rather than offering emotional reconciliation. Continuity Marriage resumes as habit, but the new knowledge of danger makes ordinary domesticity unstable.

Four days before May 12

After May 12

After June 20

After the Jefferson fire

After the fire