The Silence & The Fury

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Curse_of_the_Tomb_Kings
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:graphic_novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:critical_reception widely regarded as a classic
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Southern_Gothic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Silence & The Fury
gptkbp:influence postmodern literature
modernist literature
gptkbp:inspiration Faulkner's own family history
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Quentin_Compson
gptkb:Caddy_Compson
gptkb:Jason_Compson
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
non-linear
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire.”
“ It is a matter of life and death.”
“ The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
“ I am what I am.”
“ I am not a man.”
“ I don't know what I am.”
“ The world is a place of suffering.”
“ The only thing that matters is the past.”
“ We are all doomed.”
“ You cannot be a man without a past.”
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1929
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Yoknapatawpha_County
gptkbp:symbolism the river
the color red
the clock
gptkbp:theme time and memory
family disintegration
gptkbp:viewpoint multiple perspectives