Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
because he is weaker than others. Isolation is complete for him. He is used for another
purpose, through this character faulkner illustrates the idea of order in the south. Whenever
something is different he starts crying and raises an alarm, if something is not used to having.
Ofcourse we could argue that his part of the story is the most difficult to understand. He
illustrates the southerners preoccupation with time. Faulkner believed in the
interconnectedness of public and personal historys and he believed in the relation of the past
to the chaotic present. Quentin believes that it is his mission to save the Compson honour by
stopping time, arresting it. He thinks that if he manages it, this will also eliminate decay in
Compson family. He smashes his precious grandfathers watch. This scene shows that time is
stronger and he cannot control it, then he chooses death. Realizes that he can't fight time.