How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"Dogs are dead." Caddy said. "And when Nancy fell in the ditch and Roskus shot her and the buzzards came and undressed her." (1.412)
As a small child, Caddy’s attempts to deal with her grandmother’s death lead her to think about the deaths she can comprehend – the animals on the farm.
Quote #5
When is the Lawd's own time, Dilsey." Caddy said.
"It's Sunday." Quentin said. "Dont you know anything." (1.296-7)
Dilsey relies upon her faith, trusting that God will do things in his own time. Quentin, of course, is quick to interpret this – the first of many times when Quentin attempts to make sense of religion. His misinterpretation of Dilsey’s words sets off a series of later inabilities to understand religion.
Quote #6
Bad health is the primary reason for all life. Created by disease, within putrefaction, into decay. (1.565)
Mr. Compson, tired of the excuses that his brother-in-law offers for mooching off of the Compson family, offers a sardonic commentary on the corrupt nature of all human existence. The fact that one of the most innocent of the Compson children offers this as one of his only memories of his father is ironic, at the very least.