Jason Compson II
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Jason Compson II is a central patriarchal figure in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," representing the decaying Southern aristocracy of the Compson family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jason Compson II canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Yoknapatawpha County stories ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
disintegration of the Old South
ⓘ
family decline ⓘ loss of honor ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| familyName | Compson ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Jason ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Caddy Compson ⓘ Jason Compson IV ⓘ Miss Quentin Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| hasRelative | Dilsey Gibson ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Mr. Jason Compson III
ⓘ
surface form:
Mr. Compson
|
| hasTrait |
alcoholic
ⓘ
cynical ⓘ fatalistic ⓘ intellectual ⓘ |
| influences | Quentin Compson III’s worldview ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| literaryRole | background influence on Quentin Compson III ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of moral and social decline ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Caddy Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Candace "Caddy" Compson
Jason Compson IV ⓘ Quentin Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| portrayedAs | philosophical but ineffectual father ⓘ |
| relationshipToDilseyGibson | employer ⓘ |
| represents | decaying Southern aristocracy ⓘ |
| roleInWork | patriarch of the Compson family ⓘ |
| socialClass | Southern aristocracy ⓘ |
| spouse | Caroline Compson ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century to early 20th century (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| worldview |
nihilistic
ⓘ
pessimistic ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jason Compson III