How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
Caddy was all wet and muddy behind, and I started to cry and she came and squatted in the water. (1.212)
Dirty drawers are a foreshadowing of sexual experience. All of Caddy’s brothers seem to be obsessed with this memory of Caddy – this is Benjy’s memory of the scene.
Quote #2
He went and pushed Caddy up into the tree to the first limb. We watched the muddy bottom of her drawers. Then we couldn't see her. We could hear the tree thrashing. (1.498)
Caddy’s muddy drawers are linked to her sexual experience, but they’re also a foreshadowing of the way that she will eventually disappear. Her adventurousness is an often-overlooked aspect of her disappearance.