have had the protective love obsession,like Quentin had with Caddy, with someone we dont want tosee hurt. As for Jason, he is similar to a bad business thatwe read about, he is only out for profit and not concernedwith the effects he is having on the people surrounding him.Unlike what Brooks says about Benjy not having a senseof time I have to disagree. If anyone in this family has anacute sense of time it is him. He knew his time with Caddywas coming to an end when he said, I couldnt smell treesanymore.. 10 even though her arms were wrapped around himin this scene. He makes a couple of other references tosmell with other people but not as important as the commenthe makes about his brother Quentin. Quentin smelled likerain.11 This could mean that he foresaw the death ofQuentin before it was going to happen. Giving us thisforesight, before we knew what was going to happen, we laterfind out that Quentin throws himself into a river. So ifBenjy could smell the death of Damuddy why would the smellof Quentins death be any different from hers? We seeQuentins obsession with time when he goes to commit suicide. He cant let go of his past failures and he is so wrapped upin them that he doesnt seem to notice the most prestigiousschool he is attending. Jasons vulture approach to time ismeasured by the dollar amount he can make. This is pointedout most notably when he makes reference to the stock marketnumbers coming to his broker to late to do anything about. In this case time is to slow for him and he loses hisprofit.In conclusion Faulkner left his best character for uslast. Dilsey could be seen as our sane stream ofconscience. As one reads through this book trying to find meaning to the Compsons brothers thoughts is like trying totell Dilsey her Easter sermon really wasnt an enlightenmentjust for her but for us also. This sermon makes referencesto key biblical passages that coincide almost exactly withwhat was happening with the Compson ...
