at household. Because of this, their place in history becomes finite and meaningless. Dilsey provides the only entirely sane viewpoint in this novel and she also gains respect from the reader, which is ironic in the sense that blacks are given very little historical integrity or recognition. The four contrasting viewpoints in The Sound and the Fury work to clarify any confusion that is presented in any of the preceding sections but retain their focus: Caddy. Though her involvement in each of the Compson brothers lives is not always explicit, there is always a tacit reference to her innocence, shameful behavior, or maternal instincts. By using this character as the fulcrum of the novel, Faulkner is able to open up the minds of these three young men. The omniscient viewpoint, otherwise known as Dilseys Section, demonstrates her function as the backbone of the otherwise spineless Compson family, while not compromising Caddys connection to each narrator. Aside from addressing the familys collective ruin, The Sound and the Fury also tracks Caddys fateful descent from a beautiful, rebellious young woman into a desperate, selfish outcast. Faulkner purposely includes four different viewpoints in an effort not to allow Caddy to remain beautiful to the reader. Without the deterioration of her pride and charm, the fall of the Compson family would not be complete, for one survivor suggests durability. In fact, the only witness to their tragedy is Dilsey, who, as Faulkner noted, endured (Faulkner 348). ...
