Caroline Compson
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Caroline Compson is the self-pitying, hypochondriacal matriarch of the Compson family in William Faulkner’s novel *The Sound and the Fury*, whose emotional fragility and narcissism contribute to her family’s decline.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → novel character → |
| appearsIn |
Appendix: Compson 1699–1945
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The Sound and the Fury → |
| associatedTheme |
Southern aristocracy decay
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family decline → maternal failure → psychological instability → |
| characterTrait |
emotionally fragile
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hypochondriacal → narcissistic → self-pitying → |
| contributesTo |
decline of the Compson family
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| createdBy |
William Faulkner
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| familyName |
Compson
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| firstPublicationOfWork |
1929
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| genreOfWork |
modernist novel
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| hasChild |
Benjy Compson
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Caddy Compson → Jason Compson IV → Quentin Compson III → |
| literaryPeriod |
Southern Renaissance
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| narrativeFunction |
embodies moral and emotional decay of the Compson family
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| nationalityInFiction |
American
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| relatedWorkAuthor |
American literature
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| residenceInFiction |
Compson family home in Jefferson
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| roleInFamily |
matriarch of the Compson family
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| settingOfFictionalWork |
Jefferson, Mississippi
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| spouse |
Jason Compson III
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Caddy Compson
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Quentin Compson → |
childOf |
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Benjy Compson
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Jason Compson IV → |
hasParent |
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The Sound and the Fury
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hasCharacter |
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Jason Compson III
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hasMother |
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Miss Quentin
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maternalGrandmother |
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Benjy Compson
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renamedBy |