After reading and analyzing The Sound and the Fury, I have determined the theme. I see the theme as this: regardless of status and structures in society, any rules and preset morals can be broken; At times not by choice, and at the cost of reputation and respect. A way this is seen in reality is when people rebel from their parents and decide to follow a new path.Throughout the novel this theme is paramount when it comes to its characters. The novel itself relies heavily on its characters as it is written in different perspectives. The characters I have focused on are Candace, Benjamin,and Quentin Compson.
To begin, Candace Compson was Jason Compson III’s only daughter. Candace was written as a young, caring and patient child who stepped in as Benjamin’s mother figure. As Candace grew, she fell in love with her brother Quentin and she began to practice promiscuity. It was revealed that she had become pregnant and that it was not Quentin’s child. She then married the child’s father and later divorced. She gave birth to Miss Quentin Compson and her mother, Caroline, decided to renounce her and vowed that her child never know her name or that she existed. Caroline believed that her family was of …show more content…
His name was originally Maury, after his uncle. When it was revealed that he was in his state, his mother insisted that he be named Benjamin. She saw him as an insult to her brother and her family and assumed that he was a punishment. Because of his mother’s detachment, Candace took up her role and became a guardian for Benjamin. Throughout his life he grew a loving obsession with her. As a result of his illness, Benjamin could not speak and would communicate by crying and making noises, annoying his family and cementing his mother’s opinion of him. She decided to have him castrated so that he would not produce any future offspring. Just like Candace, she saw Benjamin as a
To begin, Candace Compson was Jason Compson III’s only daughter. Candace was written as a young, caring and patient child who stepped in as Benjamin’s mother figure. As Candace grew, she fell in love with her brother Quentin and she began to practice promiscuity. It was revealed that she had become pregnant and that it was not Quentin’s child. She then married the child’s father and later divorced. She gave birth to Miss Quentin Compson and her mother, Caroline, decided to renounce her and vowed that her child never know her name or that she existed. Caroline believed that her family was of …show more content…
His name was originally Maury, after his uncle. When it was revealed that he was in his state, his mother insisted that he be named Benjamin. She saw him as an insult to her brother and her family and assumed that he was a punishment. Because of his mother’s detachment, Candace took up her role and became a guardian for Benjamin. Throughout his life he grew a loving obsession with her. As a result of his illness, Benjamin could not speak and would communicate by crying and making noises, annoying his family and cementing his mother’s opinion of him. She decided to have him castrated so that he would not produce any future offspring. Just like Candace, she saw Benjamin as a