# Mr. Compson — The Sound and the Fury character guide

> Mr. Compson in The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Father, Mr. Jason Richmond Compson, Compson

**First appearance:** 0000-april-seventh-1928

## Who they are

The alcoholic, philosophical father of the Compson children.

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