Luster
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Luster is a minor but significant character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," serving as a young Black caretaker to Benjy Compson and reflecting the social and racial dynamics of the Compson household.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| age | young ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| appearsInSection |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjy section of The Sound and the Fury
The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
surface form:
Dilsey section of The Sound and the Fury
|
| associatedWithFamily | Compson family ⓘ |
| associatedWithHousehold |
Compson family
ⓘ
surface form:
Compson household
|
| authorNationality | American (via William Faulkner as author) ⓘ |
| caresFor | Benjy Compson ⓘ |
| characterRole |
caretaker
ⓘ
minor character ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Black ⓘ |
| familyConnection | member of the Gibson family ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOfWork | 1929 ⓘ |
| form | prose character ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
Southern Gothic
ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ |
| hasNameInWork | Luster self-link ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Dilsey Gibson
ⓘ
Jason Compson IV ⓘ Quentin Compson III (through memories and household context) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | illustrates racial and social dynamics in The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodies changing racial order
ⓘ
foil to Benjy Compson ⓘ |
| occupation | caretaker ⓘ |
| presentIn | Compson estate ⓘ |
| race |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| reflectsTheme |
class and race relations
ⓘ
racial dynamics in the American South ⓘ social hierarchy ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Dilsey Gibson ⓘ |
| relationshipToBenjy |
caretaker
ⓘ
companion ⓘ |
| setting |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American South
Jefferson, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
Black servant in a white household
ⓘ
servant ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
persistence of Black labor in white Southern households
ⓘ
tension between old and new South ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| workCharacterType | supporting character ⓘ |
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