The Sound and the Fury

Absolutism in a Changing World Henry Adams, a Pulitzer prizing winning historian and author, once said “Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man” (Adams). Adams argue that though man attempts to conform nature to fit a sense of order, the chaos inherent in nature will always remain. This pursuit for order can be seen in man’s micromanaging of time and attempts to use science to control nature, such as genetic engineering. However, this perpetual pursuit of order counterintuitively increases man’s fear of chaos. William Faulkner discusses this topic of dealing with chaos through the portrayal of Quentin and Benjy within the novel, The Sound and the Fury. In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner argues that time destroys all…

In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner introduces us to the Compsons, a white Southern family living in post-Civil War Mississippi. The family is comprised of an alcoholic father named Jason III, a neglectful, hypochondriac mother named Caroline, and their four children. The Compsons have three sons: Quentin the eldest, Jason IV and Benjy the youngest, who is also severely mentally handicapped. In addition, there is a daughter named Candace, also called Caddy, who does not have her own…

To this day, philosophers chew on an age-old question: “What is the meaning of life?” In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner portrays the fruitless result of this basic human pursuit. Based in the early 20th century American South, the novel follows the members of the Compson family and delves into each of the Compson’s deeply-rooted psychological problems. Faulkner uses each of the book’s narrators to spearhead the issue of meaninglessness of daily troubles. Each of the four unique…

writing narratives, the obvious choice for the idiot would be Benjy, but it’s not unlikely that any or all of the narrators (including Faulkner) could insinuate the part of the idiot. Without having reference to the entire novel, only extrapolations can be made and definitely not justified. Regardless, if Benjy is the aforementioned imbecile that has been alluded to, then “sound and fury” is well represented in his chapter. Sound the perception and fury being the action, both of which are of no…

The documentary Sound and Fury, focuses on the Artinian family and their decision on if their children should have a cochlear implant or stay deaf, remaining in the deaf community. The main conflict is determining if they are making the right decision for their child. Sound and Fury revolves around two families who have deaf children. One family, who is hearing, has a deaf infant. While the other child, Heather a four and a half year old, is from a deaf family. The issue here, is Heather…

and it suggests that the Negro is part of Faulkner 's creative impulse" (Davis 15). A black man named Tobe, is a side character in the story “A Rose for Emily”. Tobe is Emily’s servant and takes care of Emily throughout her life. Faulkner writes,"an old man-servant – a combined gardener and cook" (Faulkner 1). Tobe takes care of Emily just like Mammy took care of Faulkner. Faulkner shows the impact of Mammy towards his life in his story “Go Down, Moses” as he seems to mirror her saying "Who…

"Sound and Fury," a documentary by Josh Aronson, is a compelling story of a struggle between two cultures; the hearing community and the deaf community, grounded in a conflict between members of one family, split over the perceptions and beliefs of what it means to be"normal." It is a film about identity and culture, belonging and being an outsider, misconceptions and a desire to be understood. It is a film about the struggles of a cultural minority to find its place and acceptance in the…

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…

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner is the story of the Bundren family. The reader follows the quest of the Bundren’s before and after the death of the matriarch, Addie. Stream of Consciousness is used to relate from each Addie’s husband, their children, and several neighbors point-of-view. Through the consciousness of each of the characters the story of their “epic” journey to bury Addie in Jefferson and the events that ensue. The telling of the story each character’s true motives for traveling…

hospitality of neighbors like Samson, yet, under the guise of being “neighborly,” he insists he “wouldn’t discommode” anyone (Faulkner 115). He again uses similar language at Armistid’s house when offered dinner and beds: “I wouldn’t crave nothing” (Faulkner 181) – yet he does because he expects Armistid to put everyone up for the night. The next evening, the family stays with Gillespie, who ends up having his own barn burn down indirectly because of Anse, who upsets Darl by selling Jewel’s…