Story, characters, writing style? I just finished this book and found it fascinating and I can't quite pinpoint why.
2006-08-24 18:21:10 · 4 answers · asked by brandylita 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
For me it was the interconnectedness of the sections, how they seemed separate, yet by the end are so much a part of the whole, coming full circle to the end, in a sense.
It is an extremely vivid story, and they symbolism is heavy on it, yet unobtrusive, if you know what I mean.
One of my very favorites. In fact, I need to give it another read...
2006-08-24 19:30:19 · answer #1 · answered by LooneyDude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Faulkner like to give enigmatic interivews, and when he was asked what it was that inspired him to write TSATF, he stated that he had envisioned a young girl in a tree, with dirty bloomers. This led to the creation of Caddy, and her poor troubled brothers.
I think the novel is an amazing portrayal of a family (hence a culture) stuck in time, with no way to move forward. (By the way, the title comes from a soliloquoy in Shakespeare's Macbeth: which says that (I'm paraphrasing) life is a "tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" Think about that in terms of Benjy....
2006-08-26 17:06:15 · answer #2 · answered by JEFFREY K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like his descriptions of trees and humidity
2006-08-24 22:55:01 · answer #3 · answered by kazak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read it so long time ago. I liked the story. I will read it again soon.
2006-08-24 19:02:26 · answer #4 · answered by wazup1971 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋