The Sound and the Fury

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation 1959
1984
2014
film
theater
gptkbp:artMovement symbolic
lyrical
experimental
gptkbp:author gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkbp:bestTimeToVisit Quentin's_perspective
gptkbp:characterDevelopment tragic
complex
gptkbp:criticalReception widely acclaimed
themes of decay
themes of race
themes of memory
themes of gender
gptkbp:culturalImpact modernist literature
American_literature
Southern_literature
gptkbp:firstAscent Jason's_perspective
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Southern_Gothic
gptkbp:hasSections omniscient narrator
Benjy's_perspective
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sound and the Fury
gptkbp:influence postmodern literature
stream of consciousness writers
gptkbp:inspiration personal experiences
Southern_culture
Faulkner's_family
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Quentin_Compson
gptkb:Jason_Compson
gptkb:Benjy_Compson
Caddy Compson
gptkbp:narrativeStyle stream of consciousness
multiple perspectives
four sections
non-linear
gptkbp:notableQuote “The past is never dead. It's not even past.”
“I give you the mausoleum of all hope and desire.”
“I don't know what I am.”
gptkbp:publishedBy 1929
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Yoknapatawpha_County
gptkbp:symbolism the river
the fury
the sound
gptkbp:theme family
time
identity
loss