Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from The Sound and the Fury

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects 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.

Objects

Benjy's bellows - Benjy does this several times throughout the novel. He does it especially loudly whenever anyone says the name, 'Caddy.'

Caddy's dirty drawers - When both Benjy and Quentin think back on that night as kids, the image of these muddy things stands out in their minds.

Watches - These trouble Quentin throughout his narrative. After he destroys the face of his own he goes to the repair shop, desperately seeking a new one.

Honeysuckle - The scent of this haunts Quentin, even when in Boston, where hardly any grows. He...
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