Depicting the gradual disintegration of the Compson family through four fractured narratives, The Sound and the Fury explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only self-centredness. At its heart this is a novel about lovelessness -"Only an idiot has no grief ; only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts ? "
Depicting the gradual disintegration of the Compson family through four fractured narratives, The Sound and the Fury explores intense, passionate family relationships where there is no love, only self-centredness. At its heart this is a novel about lovelessness -"Only an idiot has no grief ; only a fool would forget it. What else is there in this world sharp enough to stick to your guts ? "