The-Sound-and-the-Fury(修改清晰版)

-----WilliamFaulkner(1897--1962)来自：下雨天的猫狗，因原文本有文字重叠，无法看清而作调整，以方便更多网友学习查看。并无抄袭之意。谢谢！Tomorrow,andtomorrow,andtomorrowCreepsinthispettypacefromdaytodayTothelastsyllableofrecordedtime,AndallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolsThewaytodustydeath.Out,out,briefcandle.Life’sbutawalkingshadow,apoorplayerThatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestage,Andthenisheardnomore.ItisataleToldbyanidiot,fullofsoundandfury,Signifyingnothing.---MacbethContentsBriefIntroductionStory,Figures,PlotsNarrativeStyleThemes&SymbolsTheSoundandtheFurySTORYTheSoundandtheFuryissetinthefictionalYoknapatawphaCounty.ThenovelcentersontheCompsonfamily,formerSouthernaristocratswhoarestrugglingtodealwiththedissolutionoftheirfamilyanditsreputation.TheSoundandtheFuryFIGURESJasonCompsonIIICarolineBascombCompsonQuentinCompsonIIICandaceCaddyCompsonJasonCompsonIVBenjamin(Benjy’’)CompsonDilseyGibsonMissQuentinCompsonTheSoundandtheFuryThefirst,April7,1928,iswrittenfromtheperspectiveofBenjaminBenjyCompson,a33-year-oldmanwithseverementalhandicaps.Benjy'ssectionischaracterizedbyahighlydisjointednarrativestylewithfrequentchronologicalleaps.Thenovelisseparatedintofourdistinctsections.TheSoundandtheFuryPLOTSThesecondsection,June2,1910,focusesonQuentinCompson,Benjy'solderbrother,andtheeventsleadinguptohissuicide.Inthethirdsection,April6,1928,FaulknerwritesfromthepointofviewofJason,Quentin'scynicalyoungerbrother.Inthefourthandfinalsection,setadayafterthefirst,onApril8,1928,Faulknerintroducesathirdpersonomniscientpointofview.TheSoundandtheFury•TheCivilWarandReconstruction•TheCompsons,andothersimilarSouthernfamilies,losttouchwiththerealityoftheworldaroundthemandbecamelostinahazeofself-absorption.Thisself-absorptioncorruptedthecorevaluesthesefamiliesoncehelddearandleftthenewergenerationscompletelyunequippedtodealwiththerealitiesofthemodernworld.TheSoundandtheFury•TheCorruptionofSouthernAristocraticValuesMenwereexpectedtoactlikegentlemen,displayingcourage,moralstrength,perseverance,andchivalryindefenseofthehonoroftheirfamilyname.Womenwereexpectedtobemodelsoffemininepurity,grace,andvirginityuntilitcametimeforthemtoprovidechildrentoinheritthefamilylegacy.FaithinGodandprofoundconcernforpreservingthefamilyreputationprovidedthegroundingforthesebeliefs.TheSoundandtheFuryTheSoundandtheFuryWaterWatersymbolizescleansingandpuritythroughoutthenovel,especiallyinrelationtoCaddy.Quentin’sWatchQuentin’swatchisagiftfromhisfather,whohopesthatitwillalleviateQuentin’sfeelingthathemustdevotesomuchattentiontowatchingtimehimself.TheSoundandtheFuryItemploysanumberofnarrativestyles,includingthetechniqueknownasstreamofconsciousness,pioneeredby20thcenturyEuropeannovelistssuchasJamesJoyceandVirginiaWoolf.TheSoundandtheFury