Jan 2, 2010

The Sound and the Fury | Characters

The novel's oldest character is Damuddy, the mother of Caroline Compson and grandmother of Benjy, Caddy, Quentin, and Jason. Although she appears only in the children's recollections of her death, there is no doubt she has been an important figure in their lives. Damuddy apparently spoiled Jason, but is remembered fondly. Her death, which is the mystery that the Compson children discover in the fragments of Damuddy's death story, is the earliest part of Faulkner's development of the novel, and one of Benjy's most extensive memories. A grandmother living with her grandchildren can remove...