The Sound and the Fury

The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character's voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner's masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.

"I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire. . . . I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all of your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought. The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosophers and fools." --from The Sound and the Fury

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 01/30/1991
ISBN: 9780679732242
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.90d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 09/04/2015 pg. 44

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 12797 / Sound and the Fury
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 14