rocketpsycho

This book is the reason I'm obsessed with Faulkner. This is also one of the few books I've been assigned to read and really enjoyed. It's extremely twisted and definitely contains elements of Southern Gothic irony. It tells the story of the Compson family who went from having nearly everything to almost nothing. Some critics believe this books was a metaphor for the fall of the south. The chapters are split into four sections each the told through the perspective of the four Compson children, Quentin Compson (the manic depressive), Jason Compson IV (the cynic and misogynist), Candace "Caddy" Compson (the rebel), and the severely autistic Benjamin "Benjy" Compson. Other characters include their parents raging alcoholic father Jason Compson III, and hypochondriac mother Caroline Compson as well as the caretakers Dilsey, T.P., Roskus, Versh, Luster and Frony.

2022-09-02 23:25