Further+Thoughts

Please post questions, comments, observations, and revelations here for the entire class to explore and reply to. Let's take this wiki as far as we can in the limited time we have left!

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Here are some questions from [|The Cunningham Study Guide] that might help spark conversations between groups.

Which character in the novel do you most admire? Which character do you least admire? Explain your answers. In what ways does the presence of Benjy help to define other characters in the novel?
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To what extent do Southern culture and traditions affect the attitudes of the Compsons?

When she was growing up, Caddy was spirited, with a mind of her own. However, she married Sydney Herbert Head to preserve the "good name" of her family. Had Caddy lost her spirit? Was she a broken woman?

Do any of the Compsons set goals for the themselves?

Does the novel accurately reflect the treatment of blacks in general in the early decades of the 19th Century?

Does the novel accurately reflect society's attitude toward women in the early decades of the 19th Century? Has that changed in the early part of the 21st Century?

Sounds, smells, sights, people, and places trigger memories in Benjy, Quentin, and Jason. Write a short descriptive narrative on a memory that an object (or sound, smell, or sight) in your home or on your property triggers in you.