The Sound and the Fury | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dalton Ames - One of Caddy's lovers. Quentin tries to deny him a role in Caddy's life.

Sheriff Anse - Jason asks for his help to catch his niece Quentin after she robs him and runs away from home. However he refuses to help, saying the money was not Jason's to begin with.

Maury L. Bascomb - He appears in Benjy's monologue, humoring his sister's complaints. Faulkner describes him as a "handsome flashing swaggering workless bachelor who borrowed money from almost anyone."

Gerald Bland - One of Quentin' s acquaintances at Harvard....
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