Sexual Tension and Anguish in The Sound and the Fury

Sexual Tension and Anguish in The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner brings light on the importance of women in the south in his novel The Sound and the Fury. Caddy Compson has great importance relying on her virginity, and her sexual promiscuity leads to the ultimate collapse of the Compson family. With so much emphasis placed on her sexuality, the three brothers become very attached to her, but it develops into an incestuous tension, that also foreshadows the demise of the three brothers individually, as well as the Compson family as a whole.
Caddy Compson’s sexual perseverance is key to the Compson name. Older daughters brought honor and respect to the family name, which Caddy failed to do. She started at a young age, and her reputation was tarnished quickly. After Mrs. Compson discovers Caddy kissing a boy, she is more than disappointed. “And all the next day, she went around the house in a black dress and veil… crying and saying her littler daughter was dead.”...