The Sound and the Fury Principles Quotes Page 1
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
| Quote #1 She was wet. We were playing in the branch and Caddy squatted down and got her dress wet and Versh said, |
Caddy’s wet dress is a symbol.
| Quote #2 And folks don’t like to look at a looney. Taint no luck in it. (1.217) |
Superstitions and principles often seem like they’re interchangeable in this novel. Luster is one of the only people who will talk openly about Benjy’s place in the Compson family – and even then, he can only account for people ignoring him by attributing it to "luck."
| Quote #3 Jason cried. His hands were in his pockets. |
We learn early on just how Jason organizes his life: around money. Versh’s description may be a joke early in the book, but it turns out to be pretty accurate.
