How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
There was something terrible in me sometimes at night I could see it grinning at me I could see it through them grinning at me through their faces it's gone now and I'm sick (2.214)
Caddy’s description of her sexual encounters is a bit strange, right? She sees in the men she meets a reflection of the horrible things in herself. This is one of the only insights we get into Caddy’s character – and it suggests that she might be as submerged in her own world as either Quentin or Jason.
Quote #8
Because women so delicate so mysterious Father said. Delicate equilibrium of periodical filth between two moons balanced. Moons he said full and yellow as harvest moons her hips thighs. (2.379)
So, in other words, a woman’s essence is that fact that she menstruates. It’s not such a thoughtful analysis of women – but then again, it’s not an uncommon one. Note how Mr. Compson uses the image of the moon to denote the time between a woman’s periods – but his mind shifts to use the roundness of moon as a metaphor for the human body.