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Essay / High Modernism In The Sound And The... by William Faulkner
Compson, the father is dissatisfied with the modern world and finds refuge in alcohol; he becomes an alcoholic unable to face his reality, his conflict with his wife transforms the house into arenas in which Mr. and Mrs. Compson rarely communicate. He is depicted as helpless, having no say in his family's decisions or his children's behavior. Candace Compson: is one of the victims of her family, with an alcoholic father and an absent and cruel mother. Quentin, as one of the sons and family members, is also a victim, he cannot tolerate decadence and what is not acceptable in their society nor what spoils the honor of their family (Li 16 ). He is the only one trying to stop his sister from having sex and caring about the family's honor, his interest in his sister's honor makes him imagine that he committed incest with her . He cannot bear his sister's behavior and sin, which greatly contributed to her tragic end. He chooses suicide as the only way to escape degradation and escape a society that does not believe in moral values. This appears when