Benjy Compson

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fictional_character
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:Film_adaptations
Stage adaptations
gptkbp:appears_in gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury
gptkbp:associated_with Psychological realism
Southern literature
Symbolism in literature
Modernist themes
Narrative fragmentation
gptkbp:birth_year 1900
gptkbp:character_arc Loss of family
Stagnation in time
Tragic trajectory
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:cultural_impact Representation of disability in literature
Influence on Southern Gothic literature
gptkbp:depicted_in Tragic figure
gptkbp:financial_support Intellectual disability
gptkbp:has_family gptkb:Quentin_Compson
gptkb:Caddy_Compson
gptkb:Jason_Compson
gptkb:Caroline_Compson
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Benjy Compson
gptkbp:influence_on gptkb:Modernist_literature
gptkbp:influenced_by Faulkner's own experiences
gptkbp:interacts_with Other Compson family members
gptkbp:literary_significance Complex character study
gptkbp:narrative gptkb:protagonist
Stream of consciousness
Victim of circumstance
Symbol of the past
gptkbp:notable_traits Childlike innocence
Emotional sensitivity
Attachment to memories
gptkbp:portrayed_by Various actors in adaptations
gptkbp:portrayed_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:relationship_with His father
His mother
His brother Jason
His brother Quentin
His sister Caddy
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Yoknapatawpha_County
gptkbp:symbolizes The decline of the Southern aristocracy
gptkbp:theme Family dynamics
Loss and memory
Time and its passage
gptkbp:writings Analyzed for narrative technique
Critically examined in academia
Discussed in Southern literature courses
Explored in psychological studies
Subject of numerous essays
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury_(film)
gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury_(film_adaptation)
gptkb:The_Sound_and_the_Fury
gptkb:The_Sound_of_Fury
gptkb:Caddy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5