Benjy Compson

E76989
character in novel fictional character literary character

Benjy Compson is a cognitively disabled, emotionally sensitive member of the Compson family whose fragmented, non-linear perspective opens William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury."

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Benjy Compson canonical 15
Benjamin "Benjy" Compson 6
Benjy’s section of The Sound and the Fury 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf character in novel ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
associatedTheme family decline ⓘ
innocence ⓘ
memory ⓘ
time ⓘ
birthOrder youngest Compson son ⓘ
caredForBy Caddy Compson ⓘ
Dilsey Gibson ⓘ
Luster ⓘ
caresFor Luster ⓘ
characterTrait cognitively disabled ⓘ
emotionally sensitive ⓘ
chronologicalConfusion yes ⓘ
createdBy William Faulkner ⓘ
familyName Compson ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasParent Caroline Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson III ⓘ
hasSibling Caddy Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson IV ⓘ
Quentin Compson ⓘ
literaryPeriod Southern Renaissance ⓘ
memberOf Compson family ⓘ
narrativeSection first section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
narrativeStructure fragmented ⓘ
nonlinear ⓘ
narrativeStyle stream of consciousness ⓘ
nationalityInFiction American ⓘ
notableFor opening monologue of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
originalName Benjy Compson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Maury Compson
perceptionFocus sensory impressions ⓘ
smells ⓘ
sounds ⓘ
renamedBy Caroline Compson ⓘ
renamedReason family embarrassment over Uncle Maury ⓘ
sectionDate April 7, 1928 ⓘ
setting Jefferson, Mississippi ⓘ
strongAttachmentTo Caddy Compson ⓘ
symbolizes burden of the Compson family ⓘ
innocence ⓘ
upsetBy Caddy’s absence ⓘ
Caddy’s sexual activity ⓘ
changes in routine ⓘ
workPublicationYear 1929 ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

The Sound and the Fury → mainCharacter → Benjy Compson ⓘ
The Sound and the Fury → sectionNarrator → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Mr. Jason Compson III → hasSibling → Benjy Compson ⓘ
subject surface form: Jason Compson III
Caroline Compson → hasChild → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Benjy Compson → originalName → Benjy Compson self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maury Compson
Jason Compson IV → hasSibling → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson IV → resents → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Dilsey Gibson → caresFor → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Luster → caresFor → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Luster → appearsInSection → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjy section of The Sound and the Fury
Quentin Compson → sibling → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Miss Quentin → maternalUncle → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Caddy Compson → siblingOf → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Caddy Compson → perceivedBy → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson II → hasChild → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Jason Compson II → parentOf → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Jason Compson III → child → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Compson → hasFamilyMember → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Compson family → hasMember → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Compson estate → associatedWithCharacter → Benjy Compson ⓘ
Compson estate → appearsIn → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjy’s section of The Sound and the Fury
Caddy → siblingOf → Benjy Compson ⓘ
subject surface form: Caddy Compson
Caddy → centralToPerspectiveOf → Benjy Compson ⓘ
subject surface form: Caddy Compson
Caddy → hasFocalPresenceInSection → Benjy Compson ⓘ
subject surface form: Caddy Compson
this entity surface form: Benjy’s section of The Sound and the Fury
Miss Quentin Compson → uncle → Benjy Compson ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benjamin "Benjy" Compson