Returning to Freud and "The Sound and the Fury"

The article re-examines The Sound and the Fury through the lens of Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory. It argues that returning to Freud allows for a deeper understanding of the novel’s complex narrative structure and its representation of subjectivity, memory, and trauma. Focusing on key characters—especially Benjy, Quentin, and Jason—the essay interprets their perspectives as expressions of unconscious desires, repression, and psychic conflict. The fragmented narrative and disordered temporality are read as formal reflections of psychological disturbance and the breakdown of coherent identity. The article also revisits Freudian concepts such as the unconscious, repression, trauma, and Oedipal dynamics, showing how they illuminate themes of family, sexuality, and loss in the Compson household. Ultimately, the study suggests that psychoanalytic reading does not simply “decode” the novel, but reveals how Faulkner’s text itself anticipates and challenges Freudian ideas, making the relationship between literature and psychoanalysis dynamic and reciprocal.

Loại tài liệu:

Article - Bài báo

Tác giả:

Zeitlin, Michael

Đề mục:

Literary studies

Nhà xuất bản:

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Ngày xuất bản:

Fall 1997/Spring 1998

Số trang/ tờ:

Định dạng:

pdf

Nguồn gốc:

The Faulkner Journal, Volume 13, Number 1/2, Fall 1997/Spring 1998, Pages 57-76

Liên kết:

ISSN 0884-2949

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