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TheSoundAndTheFury喧哗与骚动•WilliamCuthbertFaulkner(1897–1962),alsoknownasWillFaulkner,wasanAmericanwriterandNobelPrizelaureate.•Faulknerworkedinavarietyofmedia;hewrotenovels,shortstories,aplay,poetry,essaysandscreenplaysduringhiscareer.Faulknerisprimarilyknownandacclaimedforhisnovelsandshortstories,manyofwhicharesetinthefictionalYoknapatawphaCounty,asettingFaulknercreatedbasedonLafayetteCounty,wherehespentmostofhislife•AsILayDying•我弥留之际•LightinAugust•八月之光•Absalom,Absalom!TitleTomorrowandtomorrowandtomorrow,CreepsinthispettypacefromdaytodayTothelastsyllableofrecordedtime,AndallouryesterdayshavelightedfoolsThewaytodustydeath.Out,out,briefcandle!Life'sbutawalkingshadow,apoorplayerThatstrutsandfretshishouruponthestageAndthenisheardnomore:itisataleToldbyanidiot,fullofsoundandfury,Signifyingnothing.act5,scene5ofWilliamShakespeare’sMacbethStyleandStructure•Thefourpartsofthenovelrelatemanyofthesameepisodes,eachfromadifferentpointofviewandthereforewithemphasisondifferentthemesandevents.Thisstructuremakesanytruesynopsisofthenoveldifficult,especiallysincethenarratorsareallunreliableintheirownway,makingtheiraccountsnotnecessarilytrustworthyatalltimes.•Alsointhisnovel,Faulknerusesitalicstoindicatepointsineachsectionwherethenarrativeismovingintoasignificantmomentinthepast.Theuseoftheseitalicscanbeconfusing,however,astimeshiftsarenotalwaysmarkedbytheuseofitalics,andperiodsofdifferenttimeineachsectiondonotnecessarilystayinitalicsforthedurationoftheflashback.Thus,thesetimeshiftscanoftenbejarringandconfusing,andrequireparticularlyclosereading.StructureTheSoundandTheFuryAprilseventh1928(Benjy)Junesecond1910(Quentin)Aprilsixth1928(Jason)Aprilsixth1928(Dilsey)ThenovelcentersontheCompsonfamily,formerSouthernaristocratswhoarestrugglingtodealwiththedissolutionoftheirfamilyanditsreputation.Overthecourseofthethirtyyearsorsorelatedinthenovel,thefamilyfallsintofinancialruin,losesitsreligiousfaithandtherespectofthetownofJefferson,andmanyofthemdietragically.Mycommentsonthestructure•Mr.Faulkner’smethodinthisbookissuccessful.Hebeginsbygivingageneralandconfusedpictureofthisfamily(Thefirstsixtypagesaretoldbyacongenitalimbecile.Benjyhasnosenseoftime,thewholeofhisthirty-threeyearsarepresenttohiminanstreamlessflood).Howeverthisrigmaroleholdsmyattention.Whilereading,Iwasseeingtheworldthroughtheeyesofanidiot,butsocleveristhewriterthat,Iwascontenttodoso.Withthesecondpartthefogbeginstoclear.ThenarratorisnowQuentin,oneofthosevaguefigures.Withthethirdandfourthparts,whichreturntothepresentday,thefogrollsawayaltogetherandthestoryquickens.It’sherethatIhadunderstoodmoreofBenjy’ssoundandfurythanI’verealizedCharacters•小说的故事发生在杰弗生镇上的康普生家。一家之长Mr.Compson是一九一二年病逝的。他整天发些愤世嫉俗的空论，把悲观失望的情绪传染给儿子昆丁。•Mrs.Compson自私冷酷，无病呻吟，总感到自己受气吃亏，她念念不忘南方大家闺秀的身份，以致仅仅成了一种“身份”的化身，而完全不具有作为母亲与妻子应有的温情，家中没有一个人能从她那里得到爱与温暖。•女儿Caddy是全书的中心，虽然没有以她的观点为中心的单独一章，但书中一切人物的所作所为都与她息息相关。她从“南方女”的规约下冲出来，走过了头，成了一个轻佻放荡的女子。她与男子幽会有了身孕，不得不与另一男子结婚。婚后丈夫发现隐情，抛弃了她。只得把私生女（也叫Quentin）寄养在母亲家，自己到大城市去闯荡。•哥哥Quentin和凯蒂儿时感情很好。作为没落的庄园主阶级最后一代的代表者，没落感始终追随着昆丁。他极其敏感却又极其脆弱。他偏偏又过分重视妹妹的贞操，把它与门第的荣誉甚至自己生与死的问题联系在一起。Caddy的遭遇一下子使他失去了精神平衡，在妹妹结婚一个多月后投河自尽。•Jason是凯蒂的大弟。他和Quentin相反，是一个实利主义者，仇恨与绝望使他成为一个没有理性的复仇狂与虐待狂。他一无资本，二无才干，只能在杂货铺里做小伙计。Jason对Caddy的感情只有恨。他恨Caddy，也连带着恨她的私生女小Quentin，恨关心凯蒂母女的黑女佣Dilsey。除了钱，他什么都不爱。•Benjy的智力只相当于三岁小孩。他没有思维能力，脑子里只有感觉和印象，而且分不清它们的先后，过去的事与当前的事都一起涌现在他的脑海里通过他的意识流。失去了姐姐的关怀后，家中唯一关心并照顾他的就只有黑女佣Dilsey了。•Quentin(小昆汀)是Caddy寄养在母亲家的私生女。康普生太太的冷漠与Jason的残酷使Quentin在这个家里再也呆不下去。1928年复活节这一天，康普生家发现，Quentin取走了Jason的不义之财，与一流浪艺人私奔了。Mycommentsonthisbook•Everyonewhoreadsthisbookcanreaditasecondtimeatleast.Tome,theessentialqualityofabookisthatitappearsdifferentateveryreading.TheSoundandTheFuryissuchabookthatcanbereadagainandagain.Itistremendouslydifficulttoreadandittakesoveryourlife.Iwastotallyimpressedbythesymbolismandimplicationsinthisbook.Thisisnotabeachbook.Itisabookyoureadatyourdeskinyourstudywithyourpencilinhandtomakenotes.