The Sound and the Fury

*The Sound and the Fury* by William Faulkner is a novel that explores the decline of the Compson family in the American South through the perspectives of four different narrators. Its complex narrative techniques, including stream of consciousness, reveal the characters’ inner thoughts and struggles with issues like memory, time, and personal trauma. The novel examines themes of loss, identity, and the fading Southern aristocracy, using poetic language and non-linear storytelling to immerse readers in the characters' fragmented worlds and perceptions.