Caddy

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fictional character literary character

Caddy is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," known for her complex role within the Compson family and her symbolic significance to the story’s themes of loss and decay.

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Label	Occurrences
Caddy canonical	2

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ
appearsIn	The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
associatedWithTheme	Southern decline ⓘ female sexuality ⓘ honor and shame ⓘ memory ⓘ time ⓘ
centralToPerspectiveOf	Benjy Compson ⓘ Jason Compson IV ⓘ Quentin Compson ⓘ
childOf	Caroline Compson ⓘ Jason Compson III ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	William Faulkner ⓘ
criticalReception	subject of extensive literary criticism ⓘ
familyName	Compson ⓘ
familyStatus	disgraced daughter of the Compson family ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	The Unvanquished ⓘ surface form: Compson family saga
firstPublicationOfWork	1929 ⓘ
fullName	Caddy Compson ⓘ surface form: Candace Compson
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Candace ⓘ
hasFocalPresenceInSection	Benjy Compson ⓘ surface form: Benjy’s section of The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury ⓘ surface form: Jason’s section of The Sound and the Fury The Sound and the Fury ⓘ surface form: Quentin’s section of The Sound and the Fury
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	Modernism ⓘ
literarySignificance	one of William Faulkner’s most discussed characters ⓘ
memberOf	Compson family ⓘ
narrativeRole	absent center of consciousness ⓘ central character ⓘ
nickname	Caddy self-linksurface differs ⓘ
notPointOfViewNarratorIn	The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
parentOf	Miss Quentin ⓘ
plotFunction	her actions precipitate the Compson family’s downfall ⓘ
setting	Jefferson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ
siblingOf	Benjy Compson ⓘ Jason Compson IV ⓘ Quentin Compson ⓘ
symbolizes	decay ⓘ family disintegration ⓘ loss ⓘ lost innocence ⓘ sexual transgression ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caddy Compson → nickname → Caddy ⓘ

Caddy → nickname → Caddy self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Caddy Compson