- Note the many references to the “marriage” of Quentin and Shreve as narrators in the chapter. What are some of the ways this “married” state is manifest? How does this notion of marriage also pertain between the narrators and the protagonists of their tale, Henry and Bon?
- Of the many daring revisions of the story Q and S make, their addition of Bon’s mother’s lawyer is perhaps the boldest. What does the presence of the lawyer add to the story, both in terms of advancing the plot and developing the novel’s themes?
- What motivates Bon in Quentin and Shreve’s narrative? How does this motive change over the course of the chapter?
- Prior to chapter 8, we know that there are two meetings between Henry and Sutpen: one in Sutpen’s library, and one in Sutpen’s tent, four years later. How do Q and S revise the content of these two chats? What does this change add to the story?
ENGL 389 Spr21
William Faulkner
