... total lack of rationality, has become too complex for them to escape, and in the end was the means of their own destruction. Both Kathy and John became so trapped beneath the glassy surface of a fake reality, that when it shattered with the exposé of John's military career, also shattered the tenuous hold each had on their emotions, creating a storm ... author prefers this reality to the other possibilities mentioned in other hypotheses. Just as the angles of reflection would create an illusion of not seeing a corpse through the prism of water, so, too does the fazade of their marriage...

• Word Count: 2535
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... novel is told from the point of view of the three Compson brothers, shows the black servant Dilsey as a main character, has Mrs.! Compson! complain about how her family is beneath her husband's, portrays Mr. Compson as a alcoholic, and names the children's grandmother Damuddy who also dies while they are young. Perhaps the most important influence on the story is Faulkner ... warnings from Versh and Quentin, she does not care if her parents find out. Instead, she takes off her dress in front of the servants, and then plays in the water. Even when Jason threatens to tell on her, she tell...

• Word Count: 2695
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School