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 * Denny** - So I just wanted to put my thoughts on this book.. honestly I did not read the book at all. With AP exams and an explication, I just do not have the time to read the book. I tried though but I did not have the motivation to finish it. The beginning was very confusing and I did not understand anything at all. The book and I got off on a bad start, but once I reviewed Sparknotes, it was not bad at all. I enjoyed reading the different viewpoints of characters, and I especially enjoyed the symbols in the book. I have a general knowledge of the book so if you guys have any deeper thoughts of the book please feel free to reply!

// Denny, I understand your being overwhelmed this time of year, and you are a very conscientious student, but really, you should try to read the book over the summer. It's a good "story," and it will probably hit you again in sophomore English in college. I think this wiki will help you understand a lot about the book, but to really get it, try reading it backwards like CW. What a NOVEL idea!!! //

I have the same feeling, Denny. However, this book was a good book, but it was a hard read. I couldn't understand the begining so I read from back to front it was easier that way, but I do feel like a missed things in the novel by reading it that way but it is SOOO much easier to read it backwards just because you know what's going on and so Benjy doesn't confuse you as much.-Cassarah Wallace


 * I wouldn't have even thought of reading it backwards. I would think that would make it a much harder read. My main struggle at first was becoming familiar with all of the characters and their roles. The most confusing characters to me were Jason and Quentin. ** -Julie Brooks

Wow! What a way to tackle the book. I would have never thought of reading it backwards as well. To me, Jason and Quentin were the most interesting characters. Jason is always angry and mad yet he's really smart. Because isn't he able to steal money from Caddy? Now Quentin is more interesting than Jason. I mean a HARVARD student that commits suicide? I wish I had the time to read his part -Denny

Just reading what bits and pieces I have I don't like Jason or Quentin. They are both self obsessed and care very little about others. Jason just wants whats best for himself and doesn't care who it effects. Quentin is so obsessed with Caddy it gets creepy. He has an unrealistic expectation for "purity" and becomes so overwhelmed by Caddy not being able to live up to his expectation that he becomes unable to live in the present and look to the future because he is so stuck in the past. -Karlee Tate

I do agree that Jason is very self absorbed. It's as if he's completely ashamed of where he comes from. Alot of people could possibly relate to how he feels even though it's not a great way to react. Quentin is the worse character in the book. He's just so scary and weird. _Julie Brooks*

His feelings are relatable, however Jason's resentment and hatred of his family keep him from moving forward and achieving. He doesn't realize that he is just as much to blame as the rest of his family. -Olivia Felber*


 * //Using the websites listed on the "assignments" page, explore aspects of or perspectives on Faulkner's life and the culture of the South. Look at the webpage in detail and then __write a brief summary__ of what you discover. If there are images on the website, analyze them-what kind of image is it (graph, photograph, etc.) and what does it reveal about the subject? What does it obscure? As you gather your thoughts and learn new information, begin to think in terms of digital storytelling. How can you relate what you have learned to each of your other class members (as well as a select outside audience) through digital media? I would like you to consider creating a short video on what you have learned. Remember to sign your work after you post it.//**


 * //Read the [|essay by Sartre]found on the Hypertext version of __The Sound and the Fury__. Sartre is saying that Benjy delves into memories when a word, a smell, or some other sensation triggers the memory (golfers yelling "Caddie/Caddy," for example). On the other hand, Quentin will have a thought, which spawns—like a hydra's head—other thoughts by association, all of which mingle and wind together. After reding the essay, answer the following questions://**

Sartre is referring to Faulkner's decision to open The Sound and the Fury with the "consciousness of an idiot". It is this choice that makes it difficult for the reader to follow the consciousness of Benjy because he has no concrete stream of thought. -Samantha Sartre is refering to how Faulkner is writing the story, the way the time of the story is broken up and how the pieces are scrambled. The main oddity is the flashbacks the reader has to try and understand. -Kathryn The technical oddity Sartre is reffering to is Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury is not written in chronological order. It jumps to different periods of each character's life without a certain order. The introduction is not clear and it leaves the reader confused on the plot, setting, and relationship. -Denny *What Sartre means by "technical oddity" is the fact that Faulkner's story line isnt like a classical novel. The action doesnt have a central complication. The story isnt in order and has a confusing story line.- Karlee Tate
 * **What does Sartre mean by Faulkner's "technical oddity"?**

Sartre is addressing the fact that the story when told by Benjy never really unfolds and reveals the plot because the events do not take place in chronological order. He refers to this as clockless time after recognizing a symbol used by Faulkner by the breaking of the watch. Sartre states that this is symbolic of the story that is told in an unchronological order. -Denny
 * **What does Sartre mean by suggesting that "nothing happens; the story does not unfold"? Think about traditional chronological narrative, in which a plot unfolds as the reader progresses through the novel, and how that is replaced by what Sartre defines as "clockless" time.**

Clockless time can be described as a random series of events that do not necessarily seem to associate with one another but over time can develop a story even when there are so many side stories interjected into the main story. This is saying that the story may not develop in a typical chronological format but it is still developed following its own timeline. -Samantha
 * **What is another way to describe "clockless" time?**

The gesture of breaking his watch gives us acces to time without clocks. Quentin is trapped by time and breaks his watch in order to escape time. It symbolizes clockless time because he wants to escape his past. Kathryn
 * **How does Quentin's broken watch symbolize "clockless" time?**

-Alex