# The Sound and the Fury — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.

- [April Seventh, 1928](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sound_and_the_fury_se/chapters/april-seventh-1928.md): Benjy Compson's fragmented narrative moves between the present day (April 7, 1928) and memories of his childhood, particularly the night of Damuddy's death and Caddy's care for him. In the present, Luster takes Benjy aro
- [June Second, 1910](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sound_and_the_fury_se/chapters/june-second-1910.md): Quentin Compson wakes on the morning of June 2, 1910, preoccupied with time, memory, and his father's philosophical musings. He reflects on his watch, a family heirloom, and the burden of his family's legacy. He interact
- [April Sixth, 1928](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sound_and_the_fury_se/chapters/april-sixth-1928.md): Jason Compson IV reflects on his family's financial struggles and his resentment toward his sister Caddy and her daughter Miss Quentin. He argues with his mother Caroline about Caddy's return and Miss Quentin's upbringin
- [April Eighth, 1928](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_sound_and_the_fury_se/chapters/april-eighth-1928.md): On Easter Sunday, the Compson household is disrupted by the discovery that Miss Quentin has fled. Jason, enraged, searches her room and finds it empty, with signs of a hasty departure. He then discovers that his hidden m

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