Quentin Compson
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Quentin Compson is a tormented, introspective member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha saga, best known for his obsessive concern with time, honor, and his sister Caddy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quentin Compson canonical | 17 |
| Quentin Compson III | 8 |
| Quentin MacLachan Compson | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Absalom, Absalom!
ⓘ
The Sound and the Fury ⓘ Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ
surface form:
Yoknapatawpha County stories
|
| associatedWithAuthorCycle | Yoknapatawpha saga ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
guilt-ridden
ⓘ
honor-bound ⓘ introspective ⓘ melancholic ⓘ obsessive ⓘ tormented ⓘ |
| childOf |
Caroline Compson
ⓘ
Jason Compson III ⓘ |
| creator | William Faulkner ⓘ |
| education |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard University (fictional student)
|
| familyName | Compson ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Harvard freshman (unspecified studies) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Quentin Compson (niece) ⓘ |
| influences | interpretations of Southern Gothic fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Modernist literature ⓘ |
| majorThemeAssociation |
Southern identity
ⓘ
family decline ⓘ honor ⓘ incestuous desire ⓘ time ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| memberOf | Compson family ⓘ |
| methodOfSuicide | drowning ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
unreliable narrator
ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ |
| narrativeSection | first section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableAction | commits suicide ⓘ |
| obsessionWith |
his sister Caddy
ⓘ
the passage of time ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Charles River
ⓘ
surface form:
Charles River (fictionalized)
|
| placeOfOrigin |
Jefferson, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Jefferson, Mississippi (fictional)
|
| setInUniverse | Yoknapatawpha County ⓘ |
| sibling |
Benjy Compson
ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
Caddy Compson ⓘ
surface form:
Candace "Caddy" Compson
Jason Compson IV ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
breakdown of traditional Southern values
ⓘ
obsession with lost Southern honor ⓘ |
| timeOfDeath | June 2, 1910 (in-text date) ⓘ |
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jason Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
this entity surface form:
Quentin MacLachan Compson
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III
subject surface form:
Caddy Compson
this entity surface form:
Quentin Compson III