Dilsey Gibson
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Dilsey Gibson is the resilient and compassionate Black matriarch of the Compson household in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying moral strength amid the family’s decline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dilsey Gibson canonical | 13 |
| Dilsey | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Black woman
ⓘ
domestic worker ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ matriarch ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Sound and the Fury
ⓘ
The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound and the Fury (1929 novel)
|
| associatedWithTheme |
Christian faith
ⓘ
endurance ⓘ moral strength ⓘ racial inequality in the American South ⓘ |
| attends | Easter church service ⓘ |
| caresFor |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
Jason Compson IV ⓘ Miss Quentin ⓘ Quentin Compson ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | decay of the Compson family ⓘ |
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| embodies |
compassion
ⓘ
moral integrity ⓘ resilience ⓘ |
| employer | Compson family ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | African American community in Jefferson, Mississippi ⓘ |
| firstPublicationAppearance |
The Sound and the Fury
ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound and the Fury (1929)
|
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Froney
ⓘ
Luster ⓘ TP ⓘ |
| householdRole |
caretaker
ⓘ
stabilizing presence in the Compson home ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | symbol of endurance in Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha fiction ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Compson family ⓘ |
| narrativeSection | featured in the fourth section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| occupation |
cook
ⓘ
servant ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith ⓘ |
| race | African American ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residesIn |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| roleInFamily | matriarch of the Compson household ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th-century American South ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernist novel ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jason Compson III
this entity surface form:
Dilsey