Premium Content Omniscient Benjy, the Impact of Watching, and Dilsey the Relic
By Anonymous - December 11, 2002
In The Sound and the Fury, William Faulkner draws attention to Benjy's ability to watch through his inability to speak. His character tends toward omniscience, as he constantly stumbles upon (or takes part in) various clandestine acts but does not have the power to articulate these events. Through these situations, Benjy emerges as a weakened…
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