Sound

             lop the theme of the regression of the family. The structure of The Sound.
             and the Fury leaves much to be desired. First of all, the time sequence.
             is chaotic and only leads to confusion. The first section is told from.
             the point of view of a thirty three year old idiot, Benjy Compson, who.
             can tell no difference between the past or present. The Benjy section is.
             very difficult to understand because the slightest incident can trigger a.
             memory from him and completely replace what is happening in the immediate.
             time frame. For instance, the first jump in time occurs on just the.
             second page of the book when Luster says, "Cant you never crawl through.
             here without snagging on that nail." Benjy automatically thinks back to.
             when he went with Caddy to deliver a letter to Mrs. Patterson and got.
             stuck on the fence near Christmas. When Caddy says in the same memory,.
             "You don't want your hands froze on Christmas, do you," Benjy thinks of.
             an earlier incident when Caddy tried to convince Mrs. Com! pson to let.
             him come outside with her (F! aulkner 4). The next section, told from.
             Quentin Compson's perspective, is as equally puzzling. Since Quentin has.
             decided to end his life, he reminisces about his past and the reason he.
             chose to die. The reason is his sister's act of adultery. Whenever he is.
             reminded of events that have to do with his sister's sin, he also goes.
             back in time. When Quentin is thinking about how good the weather will.
             be for the Harvard boat race in June, the month of brides, he thinks of.
             Caddy's wedding day. He then thinks of the roses at her wedding and of.
             trying to convince his father that he committed incest with his sister.
             (77). Another uncertainty in this novel is the lack of rising action or.
             climax. The book is told on Easter weekend, 1928, and gives the whole.
             history of the family by retelling the events that occurred in the minds.
             of the characters. To begin, the first section tells what will happen.
             in the rest of the novel in the form of Benjy's me! mories.