Question

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In William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury, Mr. Compson gives Quentin a watch and says
I give it to you not that you may remember time, but that you might forget it now and then for a moment and not spend all your breath trying to conquer it. Because no battle is ever won he said. They are not even fought.
What does Quentin's watch symbolize in the novel?

the abnormality of the Compson children

the rise of prominent Southern families

the heritage of the Compsons

the downfall of the Compson family

Answer 1

i know its not D

Answer 2

I think it is the first choice, because the first sentence leads through it the most

Answer 3

wrong. So its not A or D