Herbert Head

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Herbert Head is a minor character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," known primarily as the husband of Caddy Compson, whose marriage marks a pivotal moment in the Compson family’s decline.

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Herbert Head canonical 1

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instanceOf fictional character
literary character
minor character
appearsIn The Sound and the Fury
appearsInWorkByAuthorFrom American literature
associatedWithFamily Compson family
countryOfOrigin United States (fictional setting)
createdBy William Faulkner
fictionalStatus not a real person
fictionalUniverse Yoknapatawpha saga
surface form: William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha fiction universe
genre Southern Gothic
modernist literature
introducedIn The Sound and the Fury
languageOfWork English
medium novel
narrativeRole husband of Caddy Compson
narrativeSignificance marks turning point in Compson family decline
partOf Compson family storyline
relationshipToCaddyCompson husband
relationshipToCompsonFamily in-law
roleInPlot catalyst in Compson family disintegration
spouse Caddy Compson
workAuthor William Faulkner
workPublicationYear The Sound and the Fury
surface form: 1929 (The Sound and the Fury)
workTitle The Sound and the Fury

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Caddy Compson marriedTo Herbert Head