Quentin's Section; June 2nd, 1910
Quentin's chapter was different from Benjy's. He was though very obsessed with time whereas Benjy just spoke through different memories and time periods.
Quentin also still thinks about the past and his sister which is kind of odd. After all it is the south. On a serious note he does obsess about time and it frustrates him. He thinks about Caddy and her virginity and how he wanted to conserve her innocence. One way he attempted to do this was by telling his father that he committed incest with Caddy. He even remembered the time he wanted to fight Caddy's future husband.
All these memories that Quentin thinks about haunt him. This is the reason he despises time and obsesses over it. He hears it tick continually in his room while he thinks and is interrupted by Shreve, his roommate. He wants time to stand still and represents this by breaking his watch on his dresser. Even though he tries to break it though, it continues to tick.
Quentin spoke about Christ crucifixion in his chapter and it reminded me of Benjy and his sacrifice. Quentin remembers how his father told him that "Christ was not crucified: he was worn away by a minute clicking of little wheels. That had no sister". This is interesting since Benjy did have a sister and the date of his birthday is the day before resurrection.
I liked how you brought up Benjy and compared him to Quentin both with similarities and also the differences. I also like how you brought up time and talked about why Quentin was so obsessively concerned with Caddy. I think this could have been stronger with more examples and maybe a bit more support and evidence of your claims.
ReplyDeleteI love your analysis and think it is further supported when considered with the Jason chapter as it contrasts Quentin's traditional Southern values with Jason's southern bigotry. I found it interesting that throughout the Quintin chapter he referenced in the Bible as he did not seem particularly religious to me.
ReplyDeleteInteresting play on how Quentin's chapter ties in with Benjy's chapter. I did not think about Quentin's relation with the bible until you noted it. Great use of quotation and support. Faulkner subtly used religion in this book but not in a way so critics could deem that he is forcing religion upon his reader in anyway if anything he is doing the opposite.
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