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    TIME IN THE SOUND AND THE FURY One of the main realities of human existence is the constant‚ unceasing passage of time. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner explores this reality of time in many new and unexpected ways as he tells the tragic tail of the Compson family. The Compsons are an old Southern aristocratic family to whom time has not been kind. Years of degeneration mainly stemming from slavery have brought them to the brink of destruction. Most of the story focuses on the

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    constant passage of time. The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner explores time in many new and unexpected ways as he tells the sad tail of the Compson family. The Compsons are an old Southern family to whom time has not been kind to. Years of falling apart mainly from slavery have brought them to the brink of destruction. Most of the story focuses on the Compson children who are undergoing the worst of the social and moral decay. Each of the four children see time in a different way

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    THE SOUND AND THE FURY William Faulkner’s background influenced him to write the unconventional novel The Sound and the Fury. One important influence on the story is that Faulkner grew up in the South. The Economist magazine states that the main source of his inspiration was the passionate history of the American South‚ centered for him in the town of Oxford‚ Mississippi‚ where he lived most of his life. Similarly‚ Faulkner turns Oxford and its environs‚ "my own little postage stamp of native

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    F 1 Somer F English- Mr. Recchio Hour 2 Summer Reading Essay The novel “The Sound and the Fury” by William Faulkner tells the story of the Compson family’s downfall after the civil war. The story takes place in 1910 and 1928 in Mississippi‚ and centers on the Compson family’s three sons: Benjy‚ Quentin‚ and Jason‚ as well as their unconventional obsessions with their sister Caddy. To understand the sons’ obsessions‚ one must understand that the Compsons are an extremely dysfunctional family

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    Literary Criticism John T. Matthews The Discovery of Loss in The Sound and the Fury John T. Matthews writes about the discovery of loss in The Sound and The Fury. He makes the relation of loss by the fact that the characters are in grief due to their loss throughout the novel. John T. Matthews discusses the topic of loss in The Sound and the Fury. Matthews speaks about the preface and how “writing implicates the writer in an economy of loss. He repeatedly says that Faulkner ecstasy

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    There are three major themes present in The Sound and the Fury. They are the themes of good versus evil‚ loss‚ and love. Throughout the whole novel we can see that "Quentin is striving for the condition of tragedy for the Compsons"(Hoffman 86)‚ while Benjy is doing the opposite. Dowling’s opinion on page 114 is that Benjy is seen as a Christ figure. This is evident because he acts like an innocent child due to his handicap. Along with the whole Quentin versus Benjy theme there is a sense of light

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    The Sound and the Fury: A Tale of Two Families The Sound and the Fury‚ one of William Faulkner’s most celebrated novels‚ is the story of the Compson family and its inevitable and somewhat tragic downfall. The Compsons‚ a family which once thrived in distinction and promoted traditional Southern ideals‚ are doomed to collapse from the beginning of Faulkner’s tale‚ and the story follows them as they creep slowly toward their demise. Beginning the story from the perspective of Benjy‚ the youngest

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    Nijee Warfield Professor Rettura Survey to American Literature   Nijee Warfield 11/22/13 Professor Returra Final Paper The Sound and the Fury The Sound and The Fury is unique and strange novel. Each of the chapter or parts are written from a first person view. Its context is written from four different prospective‚ that of the three Compson brothers and one through Faulkner’s own eyes‚ but he seems to focus on Dilsey‚ the Compson’s cook. Dilsey takes a great part in raising the

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    decided to have the implant done for there child but the deaf grand parents didn’t agree because they are blessed. The grandmother said I will raise the deaf child and the mother can go away. The parents of the new born wanted their child to explore sounds and learn about the real world. They finally go and get it done. I would personally would not want to get it done for my new born or 4 year old because god blessed them. I believe that there is another world after we live here when we die. God will

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    I chose the documentary Sound and Fury as my topic. My current clinical practice area of interest is the family‚ and this film focuses on the aspects of the family. I am also interested in working with children‚ and I felt that choosing an ethical dilemma involving children might help me within my future practice. Although I have no history working with the deaf or people with cochlear implants‚ I found the concept to be very interesting. Sound and Fury allows us to look into the lives of the Artinian

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