# Jason Compson IV — The Sound and the Fury character guide

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

**Role:** major

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

**First appearance:** 0002-april-sixth-1928

## Who they are

The bitter, cynical third Compson son who runs the household after his father's death.

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