The Sound and the Fury
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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April Seventh, 1928 June Second, 1910 April Sixth, 1928 April Eighth, 1928 Appendix
Themes
All Themes Time, Memory, and the Past Decline and Corruption Words and Language Sin and Sexuality Race and Class
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Characters
All Characters Benjamin (Benjy) Compson Quentin Compson Jason Compson IV Candace (Caddy) Compson Mr. Compson Ms. Quentin Compson Dilsey Gibson
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All Symbols Quentin’s Watch Shadows Easter
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Pathos Setting Similes Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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The Sound and the Fury

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William Faulkner

The Sound and the Fury Literary Devices

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