In William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, the mentally challenged Benjy twice tries to force his promiscuous sister Caddy to wash herself when he senses changes in her: once when she is wearing perfume, and once after she loses her virginity. In view of these events, what does water best symbolize in relation to Caddy?
A. Lack of character
B. a transparent character
C. continuous change
D.a need for purification

Question

In William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, the mentally challenged Benjy twice tries to force his promiscuous sister Caddy to wash herself when he senses changes in her: once when she is wearing perfume, and once after she loses her virginity. In view of these events, what does water best symbolize in relation to Caddy?
A. Lack of character
B. a transparent character
C. continuous change
D.a need for purification

anonymous · Answer

D.