The  Sound and The Fury has come to an end and with it came the overall conclusion of 4 distinct narrations. When analyzes individually, the four voices portrayed pattern as the book went on. To begin, Benjy's chapter created a connection where I felt compassion and sympathy for Benjy, even though he was the most difficult to understand. Quentin's chapter immediately followed Benjy's. Quentin was a character that I also found myself sympathizing with, but slightly less than Benjy. Similarly, Quentin's chapter was slightly easier to comprehend. Jason's chapter came next and it was easily understood, which I this highly relates to the fact that he was the most distasteful character. Finally, the last chapter was in third person which created more of an overall and un-bias view of the characters. Faukner most likely ended in such a way to show the different views and judgments thar we create on society. If Quentin, Benjy, and Jason lined up, from what we have grown up learning, we would most likely be most attracted to Jason, Quentin, then Benjy. Because of the way the book was written, I think the overall meaning lays not within the story itself, but within the readers individual interpretation of the charaters.

Jason's chapter was finally a breath of fresh air! Although I still became confused a few times about characters, the language and story was remarkably easy to follow. The fact that Jason's very first line was, "Once a bitch always a bitch..." automatically gives off the impression that Jason is far from similar to the previous characters in the story. While reading the chapter, there were times when I felt myself become enraged with Jason's actions. From the brutal way he treated Quentin for not going to school to the way he simply believed he was above everyone he encountered. The majority of Jason's chapter was dialogue which helped us see his ignorant, rude, and self centered tone. When discussing money with Earl and a woman (I'm confused about who the woman was) he forcefully told the woman to do as he told her to do with great demand. I think the fact that Jason didn't have the chance to go to Harvard has made him remarkably bitter along with other event of his life that have landed him where he is.

As The Sound and The Fury continued to the year 1910, the story fluctuated into Quentin's narroration. Quentin's character created a much more comprehendable story line, but he continued the same theme of leaping from one period to another.  Quinten seemed to lack the ability to constantly recongnize himslef within his narration. There were times when I became rather thrown off because he would be talking about himself, but not in terms of first person. While the chapter progressed, the punctuation drastically deteriorated. Because of this unique grammatically absent chapter, it was difficult to see who exactly Quentin was referring to, particularly during dialogue. The run on sentences forced me to read with the flow of his chaotic thoughts that were like a highway that struggles on with occasional debris. Overall, Quentin's chapter created a new view and perspective for the reader and because we saw within his thoughts, we have now learned the progression of Quentin's mental illness.

Continuation of my second post. Benjy is not only a unique character because of his disabilities, but also because of what he adds to the story and specific elements about him that make him a substantially notable person. As I have read there have been links to Benjy that would suggest that he is reflecting Jesus. I am not one to believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it is no cuwincedence that Benji's 33st birthday is the day before Easter. Because William Faulkner added this small detail, we can't help but see it as a parallel to Jesus being a special being surrounded by people who are struggling, much like Benjy being special while surrounded by people who are suffering from the worlds Great Depression in 1928. If my family were in the same situation as Benjy's family, our world and everything we do would become centered around Benjy. I think that this directly links to Benjy's role in the story as well as in his family. He is the focal point that the family has learned to circulate around.  The fact that the family is also living in the isolated South shows the grief that is added to the family and their lives during such a dire time.

When diving into The Sound and the Fury, I was rather distrought by the comments I had heard on how difficult this book is. Although I agree in the sense that the story is a challenge, my imagination and comprehension was able to flow with ease as I continued reading. What an itriguing concept it is that within this book, the preseent is the least important time that is mentioned. Puzzling together different elements of Benjys past keeps me on my toes as though I am listening to numerous short stories that will piece together at the end. When Benjy transfers back to his memory of Mr. Petterson discovering his wifes affair, I realized that the significance of each moment in Benjys life creates a magnificent inpact on the link between all of his memories. Entering the mind of Benjy himself is the way to go about fully enjoying this story, which I will aanxiously continue to do!

To further understand the background of the novelist William Faulkner, I did research on his life before and during his writing career. As a young man, Faulkner never finished high school, but was a fantastic story teller from a young age. Later in his life, he wanted to fight in World War II. Although he didn't meet the hight requirement he went to Canada in order to be accepted. From this experience, Faulkner made up stories that he told to his family and friends. After this point in his life, he became and alcoholic, but was ecstatic when is lover divorced her husband for him. Even without finishing high school, he soon became a prosperous author. In 1929, he wrote The Sound and the Fury as his first profitable novel. Previously in 1920, he attended to his studies at Ole Miss college, but he soon dropped out. Overall, William Faulkner was a tremendous story teller who's hard life of losing his love to another man, alcoholism, and inability to enter the army led to his grand novels.