... Benjy. Characters in the book describe Benjy as "deef [deaf] and dumb- (49) and an "old looney- (17). Benjy loves his sister Caddy and is sad when she marries and leaves him. Benjy narrates the first chapter of the novel, even though he cannot talk. Candace "Caddy- Compson is the only daughter of Jason and Caroline. She is rebellious, but kind ... . She takes care of Benjy while she lives at home. Caddy becomes pregnant at a young age and her husband leaves her; her parents have to raise the baby. Caddy's daughter is named Quentin, after Caddy's brother. Candace is bossy as a young girl;...

• Word Count: 911
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... . Her grandmother was too busy denying everyone's sexuality and repressing her own grief over a long-dead son to offer much comfort to her disturbed daughter and her granddaughter who was falling apart. Dolores begins to have an attraction to their next-door neighbor, Jack. Her attraction, vulnerability and low self-esteem lead to her being raped. Afraid to tell her grandmother ... sued. Dolores eventually confesses to Dante that she stole his letters to Kippy while in college. Dante, who is very outraged at the fact that Dolores could do such a thing, leaves her and Dolores is left to b...

• Word Count: 857
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... Anna on the train, explains to her son how pleasant it was for her to ride with Anna. She cannot seem to say enough about Anna and Vronsky is seen falling in love at the first site of her. Vronsky's mother goes on to say that she could go on traveling throughout the world and never get sick of being with ... by herself, Anna becomes very nervous that Vronsky had left to be with other women. She is very jealous and thinks that Vronsky no longer loves her. For instance, Vronsky leaves to go see his mother and Anna is so paranoid that she follows him. Eventually Anna vows to no longer bear...

• Word Count: 589
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School