The Sound and the Fury
First published 1929 · English · 274 pages
- Novels
- Family saga
A novel set in Mississippi that follows the decline of the Compson family, once proud and now struggling with money, reputation and each other. The story is told in four parts, each through a different point of view, including that of a brother with an intellectual disability, a troubled young man at Harvard, and a bitter sibling who tries to hold the household together. Time is fractured, and the reader gradually assembles what happened to the family and to a missing daughter. It is a landmark of modern fiction for its daring form and its sympathy for people overtaken by loss.
Quotes
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.
Once a bitch always a bitch, what I say.
I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire.
When people act like niggers, no matter who they are, the only thing to do is treat them like a nigger.