upon. There are many facts that she is not aware of. She attributes the failure of Bon and Judith marriage to Sutpens capricious denial of the marriage. She, however, knows nothing of Bons past life or parentage.. In fact, when she refers to almost fratricide she is thinking that bon was about to become Henrys brother-in-law and did not know that the murder was a true fratricide. Mr. Compson, Quentins Father, serves as another narrator to add to the story. He is a part of the generation once removed from the story. He is not directly affected by it and, unlike Quentin, does not view it as an integral part of his past and heritage. His refusal to view the story as important or possessing any direct bearing upon the present world represents his failure to learn from the past. Third main narrator is Quentin Compson himself. Although Quentin is not the witness to the actual event, he is able to provide us with the objective view of Thomas Sutpen. Quentin realizes that this is still the same world and the same atmosphere in which Sutpen lived. This story and its implications are a part of his heritage. This relates to Toni Morissons view that even thought the world has changed, we must consider the implications of the Africanism in the American literature and realize that the world isnt that different and that Africanism still exists. Shrieve can be considered as anoter narrator to the story. He is the one who asks Quentin to tell him about the south. Rather than a narrator, Shrieve is a good listener, but he interjects with his own opinions on the story. Through Shrieve, who is not even American but Canadian, we can see the outsiders point of view. Shreves final view of the South is one of pessimism about the possible fate of the south and the modern world. Faulkner has a very pessimistic view of the world in general. While the downfall of the South is a recurring theme, we get an idea that the past is being repeated and that the South ...
