Caddy

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Caddy is a central character in William Faulkner’s novel "The Sound and the Fury," known for her complex role within the Compson family and her symbolic significance to the story’s themes of loss and decay.

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Caddy canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
appearsIn The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
associatedWithTheme Southern decline ⓘ
female sexuality ⓘ
honor and shame ⓘ
memory ⓘ
time ⓘ
centralToPerspectiveOf Benjy Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson IV ⓘ
Quentin Compson ⓘ
childOf Caroline Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson III ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy William Faulkner ⓘ
criticalReception subject of extensive literary criticism ⓘ
familyName Compson ⓘ
familyStatus disgraced daughter of the Compson family ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Compson family saga ⓘ
linked to: The Unvanquished
firstPublicationOfWork 1929 ⓘ
fullName Candace Compson ⓘ
linked to: Caddy Compson
gender female ⓘ
givenName Candace ⓘ
hasFocalPresenceInSection Benjy’s section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
linked to: Benjy Compson

Jason’s section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
Quentin’s section of The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod Modernism ⓘ
literarySignificance one of William Faulkner’s most discussed characters ⓘ
memberOf Compson family ⓘ
narrativeRole absent center of consciousness ⓘ
central character ⓘ
nickname Caddy ⓘ
notPointOfViewNarratorIn The Sound and the Fury ⓘ
parentOf Miss Quentin ⓘ
plotFunction her actions precipitate the Compson family’s downfall ⓘ
setting Jefferson, Mississippi ⓘ
siblingOf Benjy Compson ⓘ
Jason Compson IV ⓘ
Quentin Compson ⓘ
symbolizes decay ⓘ
family disintegration ⓘ
loss ⓘ
lost innocence ⓘ
sexual transgression ⓘ

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

Caddy Compson → nickname → Caddy ⓘ
Caddy Compson → nickname → Caddy ⓘ
subject linked to: Caddy