Jason Compson IV
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Jason Compson IV is a bitter, cruel, and materialistic member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s fiction, embodying the moral and emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jason Compson | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Sound and the Fury
ⓘ
William Faulkner ⓘ
surface form:
William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha fiction
|
| associatedWithTheme |
decline of the Old South
ⓘ
family disintegration ⓘ greed ⓘ resentment ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bitter
ⓘ
cruel ⓘ materialistic ⓘ |
| controls | Compson family finances ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| economicStatus | lower-middle-class wage earner ⓘ |
| familyName | Compson ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Sound and the Fury (1929) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasParent |
Caroline Compson
ⓘ
Jason Compson III ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
Caddy Compson ⓘ Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| language | English (original text) ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the economic and moral corruption of the postbellum South ⓘ |
| memberOf | Compson family ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | first-person narrator of the April 6, 1928 section ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableFor | narrating the third section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm overseer
ⓘ
store clerk ⓘ |
| personalityType |
cynical
ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ |
| represents |
emotional decay of the Southern aristocracy
ⓘ
moral decay of the Southern aristocracy ⓘ |
| resents |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
Caddy Compson ⓘ Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
surface form:
Quentin Compson III
|
| setIn |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Mississippi (fictional)
|
| setInUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| settingTime | early 20th-century American South ⓘ |
| stealsFrom |
Caddy Compson
ⓘ
Miss Quentin Compson ⓘ |
| treats | Miss Quentin Compson cruelly ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Jason Compson