The Sound and the Fury Symbols by Joy Austin https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols context and connection en-us 2019-02-14 16:47:36 UTC 2019-02-19 16:49:35 UTC hello@padlet.com Blood/Confederate Soldier/Benjy’s Flower (yellow pod) abigail_kruppa https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331394977 Quotes:
"They approached the square, where the Confederate soldier gazed with empty eyes beneath his marble hand into wind and weather.”
"The broken flower dropped over Ben’s fist and his eyes were empty and blue and serene again as cornice and façade flowed smoothly once more from left to right...”
"I hit him I was still trying to hit him long after he was holding my wrists but I still tried then it was like I was looking at him through a piece of colored glass I could hear my blood.”


The Confederate soldier represents a time passed in the Civil War where blood was shed and order was disrupted, then restored. Similarly, Benjy’s flower represents the disruption of order when the carriage goes in the reverse direction and then is going the correct direction when the flower is drooping in his hand. Blood symbolizes the familial ties in The Sound and the Fury, as Quintin “fights” for Caddy’s honor. ]]> 2019-02-14 16:50:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331394977 Graveyard, Watches and Water: Jessica, Eric and Peyton https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331395063 Symbols: 
• water 
• Quentins watch 
• Graveyard 

Past- Graveyard. Death of the old Compson family, the ones that Q holds to higher regard. Yet, he can't hold onto it anymore because it's all in the past, they're gone. 

Present- Watch. He's trying to hold onto values that ultimately lead to his death. The watch is a bigger symbol that just the time, also represents the values. He was trying to prove to himself that what he thought was true. The values he told aren't to aren't helping him, just like the broken watch has no purpose. 

Future- Water. In a way, water represents freedom from the world and what he has been obsessed with (old values). Him doing his best to hold onto the old values was what ended up giving him the drive to take his own life.
]]> 2019-02-14 16:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331395063 Easter service, Mrs. Compson’s Bible, Caddy’s perfum: Lillie, Karitza, Sammi, Trenton https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331400592 Miss Caroline’s Bible
  • Quote: “‘I give hit to you dis mawnin, befo I left.’ ‘You laid it on the edge of the bed. How long did you expect it to stay there?’” 
  • Explanation: The Bible fell on the ground and Mrs. Compson didn’t make an attempt to get it, and when she asked Dilsey to put it back on the bed she wanted it to be reachable. Mrs. Compson prioritizes convenience and is obviously not a fully committed Christian. The Bible serves only as a facade of purity. 
Caddy’s perfume
  • Quote: “‘Why, Benjy. What is it.’ She said. ‘You mustn’t cry. Caddy’s not going away. See here.’ She said. She took up the bottle and took the stopper out and held it to my nose. ‘ sweet. Smell. Good.’
  • Explanation:  Benjy smells Caddy after she starts to put on perfume which greatly upsets him. Caddy is wearing the perfume as a facade of purity since she is not pure anymore and doesn’t smell “like trees”. 
Easter Service
  • Quote:  “‘Never you mind,’ Dilsey said. ‘I seed de beginnin, en now I sees de endin.’”Explanation: Dilsey is walking and crying as a reaction to the Easter service. She isn’t making an effort to cover anything up; her tears are a genuine reaction. She doesn’t have to feign purity or conviction.

    Connection: Mrs. Compson and Caddy have to actually try to appear pure whereas Dilsey’s appearance of conviction is genuine. Mrs. Compson’s Bible and Caddy’s perfume are devices used to cover up their true selves, but Dilsey doesn’t need any facades which is evident in her reaction to the Easter Service. 


]]> 2019-02-14 16:58:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331400592 Harvard, Pasture, Jason’s Car https://padlet.com/jaustin1/TSATFsymbols/wish/331404627
Car: “I think to much of my car; I’m not going to hammer it to pieces like it was a ford.”
Jason is obsessed with his car. It is his symbol of manhood, wealth, and power. Ironically this symbol of power was not obtained by his own hard work. It was achieved by cheating his sister and taking the money for her daughter and using it for himself. Jason’s power and wealth are all a sham; a facade he puts on for society.


Harvard: “Harvard is such a fine sound forty acres is no high price for a fine sound.” The father sends Quentin to Harvard for the sole purpose of the good appearance that it brings the family.


Pasture: “To leave Harvard your mother’s dream for sold Benjy’s pasture for”
Benjy’s pasture was sold to pay for Quentin to go to Harvard. This was a way to preserve the appearance of the Compson name.



Everything the Compson’s do is to maintain their appearance with society. However every way they do this is by cheating, scheming, or ultimately fails. The fancy car that gives Jason power was gained by another person’s money. The pasture, which they owned because of their original wealth, is sold for the sound of Harvard. Harvard was supposed to be the way Quentin could redeem the family’s appearance, but this fails to. The Compson’s are a failing family and are trying to uphold an appearance that is longer valued in the new South and so they drift off into obscurity. 


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