![]() Unlike the Compsons, she is an active participant in the events narrated therefore her approach, being the earliest and the closest to the actual story, is more distorted than the other narrations because she is unable to view the story with objectivity.Ĭonsequently, in order to eliminate the distortions from the truth in Miss Rosa's narration, it is necessary to ask when she started viewing Sutpen as a demon. The first and most fundamental narration is Miss Rosa's. Let us now examine the three principal narrators (or narrations). And of course, throughout all the narrations, there is the voice of the author, William Faulkner. Thus, we can add another narrator in the person of Shreve, Quentin's roommate, and yet another narrator in that each individual reader becomes one of the narrators as Faulkner forces us to add our own interpretation to the events. For example, in Quentin's section, his roommate is always projecting himself into the story and offering his views. ![]() Compson (Quentin's father), and 3) Quentin Compson. ![]() The three main narrators are 1) Miss Rosa Coldfield, 2) Mr. It is not immediately apparent that Faulkner is using at least three narrators besides that of his own voice. Perhaps the chief problem in reading this novel is the complexity of the narration. ![]()
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