7. Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, Part II

The podcast episode delves into William Faulkner's novel, "The Sound and the Fury," particularly focusing on the themes of kinship and variation among the characters, especially Benjy and Quentin Compson, and their relationships with black characters in the post-Civil War South. It analyzes Faulkner's exploration of race, the impact of Caddy's loss of innocence on her brothers, and the significance of language and sensory details in portraying their distinct perspectives. The lecture also examines Quentin's complex understanding of sisterhood, linking it to themes of death, purity, and the burden of vicarious tragedy, culminating in his suicide.