Sunday, October 18, 2009

senses

Throughout the section, Quentin has flashbacks and he uses his senses to describe the past, similar to the way Benjy did. However, as the section progresses and Quentin nears his suicide, his senses seem to play a much larger role in remembering the past, such as the smell of the honeysuckle. Also, his flashbacks become fragmented and very confusing at times. I feel like Quentin becomes increasingly similar to Benjy as he reaches the peak of his insanity. Maybe Faulker uses the senses to represent the progression of Quentin's mental illness.

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