. He sees Benjysconception of love as simple like a child seeking a maternallove. Benjys perception of time tells Brooks that he islocked almost completely into a timeless present.6 Hisbrother Quentin is filled with a low self esteem and can notget over the failures of his family. He has an obsessionwith his sister that is not about love but possession of hervirtuousness. He is infatuated with time because he cantposses it. Brooks describes Jason as someone who is out onlyfor himself because that is who he loves most. His obsessionwith time has to do with any kind of money that he can make fast and easy. Out of all the failures that have occurred tothe family Dilsey, a black slave, who has everything goingagainst her is the only one to come out with a life changingrevival. Brooks response about the movement through the brothersconsciences starting out rough and ending up smooth isfollowed clearly from beginning to the end of the book. We begin with a mud puddle for a stream consciences withBenjy. His only conception of anything is his sense of smellwhich he regularly points out that Caddy smells liketrees.7 Next we are moved to Quentin who has a consciencelike a fast flowing river that separates often. Quentin cannever stop thinking and often times leaves us trailing fromone thought to the next without finishing the first thought.For example, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Richard Compson announcethe...8 and then he starts to say something else. Lastly,with Jason, we are in a cold lake. His stream of conscienceis to the point. His section starts off right away talkingabout women. Once a bitch always a bitch.9 is what hesays. We can see, in Jasons section, that the family isheading for a breakup because of his clear stream ofconscience Faulkner provides us with.The different levels of love each child posses issomething we can all relate to. At one point in our lifeBenjys maternal love, with Caddy, was one that we had withour mother. We all...
