Even though she did not ask for help. Another example could be when he was trying to have sex with Natalie in the barn‚ in spite of Caddy. “I don’t care she looked at us stay mad she went away.” (Faulkner‚ page 136) An example of Quentin being aggressive can be found on the next page‚ where he begins fighting Caddy because she says she does not care what Quentin does. “ You dont you dont I’ll make you I’ll make you give a damn. She hit my hands away I smeared mud on her
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"What is it." Caddy said. "Did you think it wold be Christmas when I came home from school. Is that what you thought. Christmas is the day after tomorrow. Santy Claus‚ Benjy. Santy Claus. Come on‚ let’s run to the house and get warm." She took my hand and we ran through the bright rustling leaves. " This quote reveals two very important aspects of the novel. First‚ Benjamin’s lack of a concept of time‚ and secondly how vivid and endearing his memories of his sister Caddy are. Benjamin‚ who is mentally
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do not need the money from Caddy because their pride is held higher than their financial
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William Faulkner suspects that man’s self-destructive nature will lead to doom‚ and constructed the parable of the Compson family in The Sound and The Fury to illustrate how the human race will react to confronting their demise. Caddy shows such strength that the entire family depends on her to keep its frail bonds from breaking‚ despite her looming promiscuity represented through water‚ and reminded to Quentin by honeysuckles. Quentin appears normal on the surface‚ but his inner soul rages with
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These moments usually focus on either his sister Caddy‚ his father‚ or his mother. The most poignant moment of run-on that occurs is Quentin reflecting on his mother‚ and how she was quick to play the pity card. For over 2 pages‚ Quentin’s stream-of-consciousness is focused on phrases his mother was often
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the novel. Although Benjy is severely mentally retarded‚ he is capable of some things. He recognizes different people‚ especially his caretakers. He also always knows Caddy. Benjy becomes attached to Caddy as he grows up because she is always kind and caring to him. Caddy is always able to calm Benjy down when he gets upset. When Caddy leaves the story‚ she is usually the reason why Benjy gets so upset. The capabilities of Benjy are important to the story because he provides an objective view of
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Tomorrow‚ and tomorrow‚ and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time‚ And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out‚ out‚ brief candle. Life ’s but a walking shadow‚ a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage‚ And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot‚ full of sound and fury‚ Signifying nothing. (Macbeth: V.v.18-27) These Shakespearean verses lend William Faulkner the title of this novel
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section‚ Quentin resorts to suicide as his last attempt to stop time. Caddy‚ the only daughter of the four Compson children in the novel‚ is never given her own section to tell her side of the story. Given this‚ we are left to depend on the viewpoints of her three other brothers to see what she is really like. Throughout the novel‚ Caddy is characterized as either a sweet little girl or as very promiscuous. Whenever Caddy is given the certain portrayal of innocence‚ she is referred to have the
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“…His name’s Benjy now‚ Caddy Said. How come it is‚ Dilsey said…Benjamin came out of the bible‚ Caddy said. It’s a better name for him than Maury was. How come it is‚ Dilsey said. Mother says it is‚ Caddy said” (Faulkner 37). Benjy was previously named after Uncle Maury; however‚ Caroline thought that having a retarded boy named after him was a disgrace so Caroline
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virginity‚ which is at first an ecstasy and afterwards a loss‚ offering a “cold satisfaction” (372). Matthews writes that the characters are lost once they are written down in Faulkner’s view. That if Faulkner is writing the memories of Caddy he is in fact loosing Caddy himself as Caddy’s brothers had too. Matthews focuses on Jason and how loss has affected him in his “sane” eyes. Jason’s bad behaviour as a child depends when he reaches adulthood. He takes his loss to the pursuit of happiness through
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