Quentin Compson

E77265

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)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
appearsIn Absalom, Absalom!
The Sound and the Fury
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 (fictional student)
linked to: Harvard University
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 (fictionalized)
linked to: Charles River
placeOfOrigin Jefferson, Mississippi (fictional)
setInUniverse Yoknapatawpha County
sibling Benjamin "Benjy" Compson
linked to: Benjy Compson

Candace "Caddy" Compson
linked to: Caddy Compson

Jason Compson IV
symbolicAssociation breakdown of traditional Southern values
obsession with lost Southern honor
timeOfDeath June 2, 1910 (in-text date)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (26)

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

The Sound and the Fury mainCharacter Quentin Compson
The Sound and the Fury sectionNarrator Quentin Compson
Jason Compson III hasSibling Quentin Compson III
subject linked to: Mr. Jason Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Caroline Compson hasChild Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Benjy Compson hasSibling Quentin Compson
Dilsey Gibson caresFor Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin fullName Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin maternalUncle Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin sharesNameWith Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Caddy Compson siblingOf Quentin Compson
Caddy Compson perceivedBy Quentin Compson
Absalom, Absalom! mainCharacter Quentin Compson
Absalom, Absalom! firstPersonNarrator Quentin Compson
Jason Compson II parentOf Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Jason Compson III child Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Compson hasAncestor Quentin MacLachan Compson
linked to: Quentin Compson
Compson family hasMember Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson
Yoknapatawpha saga recurringCharacter Quentin Compson
Sutpen family narratedByCharacters Quentin Compson
Compson estate associatedWithCharacter Quentin Compson
Caddy Compson siblingOf Quentin Compson
subject linked to: Caddy
Caddy Compson centralToPerspectiveOf Quentin Compson
subject linked to: Caddy
Dalton Ames significanceTo Quentin Compson
Quentin hasNotableFictionalBearer Quentin Compson
Miss Quentin Compson uncle Quentin Compson III
linked to: Quentin Compson