Puzzle Piece Quotation #4

Kloverfield Log: February 17, 2011
Regarding the book, The Sound and The Fury
Quotations of Importance, puzzle pieces revealing the truth

Quotation #4
page 93

"I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it.  Because no battle is ever won he said.  They are not even fought.  The field only reveals to man his own folly and despair, and victory is an illusion of philosobers and fools."

Quentin is constantly referring to his father's pocketwatch and time and the paradoxes of it.  This may be Faulkner speaking his own philosophy through Quentin, or even just a device used to show that Quentin is quite a different person compared to Benjy.  Quentin is well educated while Benjy is just a relay for the scene.  This is perhaps the first indication that Quentin is an actual character that will act on the plot and form ideas instead of just eyes to see with.


Benjy's character is used as Cyclops,
but only by his appearance, not the
actual character. He is just there and we
see the story through his glasses which
let us see and know his memories and perceptions



Quentin's character on the other hand is knowledgable,
inquiring, and a creator of ideas.  He is more of a character
that thinks and acts than Benjy is.