Syntax

• Grammatically incorrect/lacking
• Multiple View Points/ Stream of consciousness

The first section of grammatically incorrect writing takes place on page 148, emphasize the Faulkner style of comparing and juxtaposing multiple ideas within a method, the method being a single point of view in this instance. The completely unpunctuated section seems to be extremely simple minded thanks to the aforementioned lack, however the content expressed by Quentin as he becomes more and more deranged shows a higher level of thought than would be associated. This comparison is used in order for Faulkner to draw attention to the ideas themselves without having the reader become confused by another type of style of stream of consciousness which Faulkner utilizes up to that point.

The stream of consciousness style of syntax is used to show the difference of thought between the original members of the Compson house while maintaining the time frame, and is a more literary method of showing all the thoughts which occur during the passage. The stream of consciousness is useful in that the reader is able to understand all the events which go on inside the Compson house, while maintaining an idea of what is the overarching theme throughout all the minds in the house. The stream of consciousness does have draw backs, the primary one being that you are unable to differentiate the different voices at some points, which was one of the key factors of confusion while reading the Sound and the Fury. This syntax is useful in conveying the style of the piece, as they are very similar, while the purpose of the novel can be shown through the parallelism in the thoughts of each individual.