Quentin's Chapter

After the difficulties I had reading Benjy's chapter, I thought that Quentin's chapter would somewhat come to me as a break, however Faulkner proved to be unyielding in his arduous writing style. I am rather dumbfounded at Faulkner's ability to capture the essence of the mind and thought process of his characters so vividly. I personally found Quentin's chapter to be quite strenuous to read. I feel that this chapter is especially confusing for readers due to the chaotic arrangement between past and present. Quentin's thoughts and memories are sporadic, and if there is one thing I found from this chapter, it is that Quentin thinks A LOT. He jumps between a present moment and a past memory in a matter of a sentence. Certain words and images would spark different memories in Quentin's mind creating the challenging task for the reader to keep track of time. Speaking of time, I found that Quentin has an odd fixation on time. He often thinks about time, partly due to the watch his father gave him, which ironically was a gift to Quentin as a way for him to forget about time.(did anyone else find this extremely odd?) Quentin often would lose track of time, while thinking about time, as a way to seemingly escape time? and then he breaks the glass of his watch and pulls out the hands..talk about crazy.

I found myself questioning Quentin's mental stability, especially in relations to his sister Caddy. At first I thought he just had a strange fixation on her, however this progressed into a disturbing obsession. Quentin hates to see or hear about Caddy being with other men, and even tries to involve himself in her love life. I was disturbed by his relentlessness attempt to convince his father that he committed incest with her. I also found it unsettling when Quentin would speak of going to hell, and his desire to be isolated with Caddy while there. I was personally disgusted by this behavior, however it is very apparent that he cares deeply for his sister which is somewhat admirable. Overall, I am really anxious to know more about his relationship with Caddy, and what may have happened between the two of them.