The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner
Review of The Sound and the Fury by William
Faulkner
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The above review is acurate except that the forth part of
the novel is told through Dilsey, the family
servant.
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner was reviewed by Jay P

The story is told in four different viewpoints: Benji,
the mentally handicapped Compson boy; Quentin, the
sensitive, intellectual Compson boy; Jason, the cruel and
wordly Compson boy; and finally 3rd person viewpoint. The
novel is set in Mississippi and is centered around the
downfall of a once proud Southern family. The boys each
have contrasting viewpoints of their promiscuous sister
Caddy and their relationship with their sister is the
central focus.
Told in four different viewpoints The Sound and The Fury
is a difficult read. The most difficult section in all
the novel is in Benji's section. It is mostly confusing
since you are basically reading the unclear thoughts of
someone with a mental disability. Quentin's section is
also difficult because he is overly verbose and his
thoughts are so scattered. In Quentin's section he
continues to question those around them by asking the
question: "Did you ever have a sister?" He is tortured by
his sister's promiscuity and his weakness to prevent it
leads him it to suicide. Jason's section on the otherhand
is the most fluid, focused and entertaining. Jason's
character might be the most interesting in the entire
novel. He is a rotten, racist, money-hungry, chauvinistic
scoundrel who, unlike Quentin, manipulates his sister's
promiscuity for his own gain. The final 3rd person
viewpoint is an outside look at the family coming apart
at the seems.
I would recommend the novel because it is well written
and original but it is not very enjoyable. This book is
more for those that could appreciate great writing and
well drawn characters but there are pages that are so
difficult to follow the average reader would just give
up. I would give The Sound and The Fury a 7 out of 10
because I do appreciate great writing.
The Sound and the Fury
by William Faulkner was reviewed by Frank
Manner

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