Date of Defense
4-21-2004
Department
English
First Advisor
Scott Friesner
Second Advisor
Dr. John Martell
Third Advisor
Dr. Greg Smith
Abstract
In first reading The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!, I soon came to realize how important it is to study the two novels in conjunction with one another. Although I read The Sound and the Fury first, after finishing Absalom, Absalom!, the books became inextricably linked. I also came to discover that Faulkner creates an unusual situation for his audience: while The Sound and the Fury (1929) certainly stands on its own, readers reach a much fuller understanding after reading Absalom, Absalom! (1936), so that, in brief, to interpret The Sound and the Fury, readers must also interpret Absalom, Absalom!, just as knowing The Sound and the Fury is essential to any understanding of Absalom, Absalom!. Quentin Compson, as both narrator and character, provides the essential link between the two works.
Recommended Citation
Kellogg, Stephanie M., "Brothers and Sisters in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Absalom, Absalom!" (2004). Honors Theses. 819.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/819
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access