Mr. Jason Compson III

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fictional character literary character

Mr. Jason Compson III is a bitter, cynical, and financially obsessed member of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," embodying the decay and moral corruption of the Southern aristocracy.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Jason Compson III 0
Quentin Compson III 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
behaviorTowardOthers abusive ⓘ
exploitative ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
createdBy William Faulkner ⓘ
familyName Compson ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Unvanquished ⓘ
surface form: Compson family saga
firstPublicationOfWork 1929 ⓘ
fullName Jason Compson III ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName Jason ⓘ
hasFather Jason Compson II ⓘ
hasMother Caroline Compson ⓘ
hasSibling Benjy Compson ⓘ
Caddy Compson ⓘ
Quentin Compson ⓘ
surface form: Quentin Compson III
ideology racist ⓘ
sexist ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryMovement Southern Gothic ⓘ
modernist literature ⓘ
medium novel ⓘ
memberOf Compson family ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist ⓘ
viewpoint character ⓘ
notableAction controls and withholds family finances ⓘ
embezzles money from Caddy intended for Miss Quentin ⓘ
numeration III ⓘ
occupation farm supply store employee ⓘ
store clerk ⓘ
personalityTrait bitter ⓘ
cruel ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
financially obsessed ⓘ
greedy ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
sadistic ⓘ
relationship uncle of Miss Quentin ⓘ
residence Jefferson, Mississippi ⓘ
settingOfActivity Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: American South
symbolizes decay of Southern aristocracy ⓘ
materialism ⓘ
moral corruption ⓘ
timePeriod early 20th century ⓘ
treatsCharacter Dilsey Gibson ⓘ
surface form: Dilsey

Miss Quentin ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

The Sound and the Fury → hasCharacter → Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
Jason Compson IV → hasSibling → Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quentin Compson III
Jason Compson IV → resents → Mr. Jason Compson III ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quentin Compson III