Mason's super Sound and Fury

In The Sound and the Fury  there are several symbols that are repetitively mentioned throughout. For example, Jason's car. This car is symbolic of both the future of the south and himself. Jason cherishes his car, as he also cherishes himself, and wants to drive it around town to improve his social image. However the smell of the gas gives him headaches, so he never actually drives the car. Jason desperately wants to go places in the car but he is physically not capable. This is a parallel to Jason's differing views about social norms from those of his time. Jason represents the shift of the old South to a newer one, however just as a new social conduct that he has in mind is ahead of his time, so is the car. Because he had the car but he can't actually take it anywhere or put it to use. Another symbol in this book, is Quentin's watch. This watch was a gift from his father, thereby representing the past. However his watch is important because Quentin regularly dismiss...

In Quentin's chapter the reason for his death becomes made clear, We already know that Quentin does die at some point in the year 1910, however this chapter answers why he died. In this chapter it is very much Quentins mind on paper, the writing is very "stream of consciousness" and choppy as well. But this makes the chapter that much more interesting by making it seem very real and personal. Also, since the chapter is so real you see the mental state of Quentin to really start to become questionable after he hears of Caddy's pregnancy. Quentin resents Caddy for becoming "impure" and he resents his father for being as okay with the situation as he is. Quentin is unable to accept that some say virginity is something created by man, and he is only concerned with the image of Caddy and who he wants her to be. While on the other hand Benjy sees Caddy as perfection no matter what. The obsession Benjy and Quentin have for Caddy is very different, Benjy sees Caddy...

-So far in the book by William Faulkner, it has been made clear that Benjyplays a very important role withinn the Compson family. Essentially Benjy is more aware and attentive to things going on than anyone else in the family, Benjy sees things that the rest of the Compson family fails to even notice, and that is the impending trouble upon the family, however Benjy cannot entirely understand his wisdom and knowledge that he is able to grasp just by paying attention to detail, all he can do is cry and moan, without ever being able to really express himself. Even though it is clear to readers that Benjy holds much more knowledge than he is believed to by other characters in the book, to the Compson family all he is, is a burden. Benjy's perspective throughout the book shows us how cruel people can treat things, or in this case people, that they don't understand. -Benjy relies so greatly on consistency because he cannot really rely on himself. Also Benjy cannot fully understand w...

In "The Sound and the Fury", my initial reaction to this book is that it is a little difficult to keep track of what the time and setting is, because it tends to change randomly and without warning. However, the time shifts also keep the book interesting in a sense, they do this by keeping readers engaged because that is the only way to stay somewhat familiar with what is going on.