福克纳 The_Sound_and_the_Fury(清晰版)

nullnull-----William Faulkner(1897--1962)来自：下雨天的猫狗 ，因原文本有文字重叠，无法看清而作调整，以方便更多网友学习查看。并无抄袭之意。谢谢！nullnullTomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle. Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. ---MacbethnullContents Brief IntroductionStory, Figures, PlotsNarrative StyleThemes & SymbolsnullS T O R Y The Sound and the Fury is set in the fictional Yoknapatawpha County. The novel centers on the Compson family, former Southern aristocrats who are struggling to deal with the dissolution of their family and its reputation. nullF I G U R E SJason Compson III  Caroline Bascomb Compson Quentin Compson III Candace "Caddy" Compson Jason Compson IV Benjamin ("Benjy’’) Compson Dilsey Gibson Miss Quentin Compson nullThe first, April 7, 1928, is written from the perspective of Benjamin "Benjy" Compson, a 33-year-old man with severe mental handicaps. Benjy's section is characterized by a highly disjointed narrative style with frequent chronological leaps.  The novel is separated into four distinct sections.  nullP L O T SThe second section, June 2, 1910, focuses on Quentin Compson, Benjy's older brother, and the events leading up to his suicide.  In the third section, April 6, 1928, Faulkner writes from the point of view of Jason, Quentin's cynical younger brother.  In the fourth and final section, set a day after the first, on April 8, 1928, Faulkner introduces a third person omniscient point of view.  nullThe Civil War and Reconstruction The Compsons, and other similar Southern families, lost touch with the reality of the world around them and became lost in a haze of self-absorption. This self-absorption corrupted the core values these families once held dear and left the newer generations completely unequipped to deal with the realities of the modern world.nullThe Corruption of Southern Aristocratic Values Men were expected to act like gentlemen, displaying courage, moral strength, perseverance, and chivalry in defense of the honor of their family name. Women were expected to be models of feminine purity, grace, and virginity until it came time for them to provide children to inherit the family legacy. Faith in God and profound concern for preserving the family reputation provided the grounding for these beliefs.nullnullWater Water symbolizes cleansing and purity throughout the novel, especially in relation to Caddy. Quentin’s Watch Quentin’s watch is a gift from his father, who hopes that it will alleviate Quentin’s feeling that he must devote so much attention to watching time himself. nullIt employs a number of narrative styles, including the technique known as stream of consciousness, pioneered by 20th century European novelists such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. null