Essays about: "Caddy Compson"

Found 1 essay containing the words Caddy Compson.

  1. 1. Through a Piece of Colored Glass : An Analysis of Caddy Compson in The Sound and the Fury

    University essay from Estetisk-filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Arwen Jewell; [2008]
    Keywords : William Faulkner; The Sound and the Fury; Compson; Caddy; Benjy; Quentin; Jason; the American South; Eve; virgin mother; female sexuality; death; language; gender roles; binary categorization; women;

    Abstract : The Sound and the Fury is William Faulkner’s story of the Compson family’s downfall in the American South during the early 20th century. The novel illustrates the impact on the cultural identity of the South of strictly defined social roles and the tension they created in the aftermath of slavery and defeat in the Civil War. READ MORE