Quentin, in contrast,
is trapped by time, unable and unwilling to move beyond his memories
of the past. He attempts to escape time’s grasp by breaking his watch,
but its ticking continues to haunt him afterward, and he sees no
solution but suicide. Unlike his brother Quentin, Jason has no use
for the past. He focuses completely on the present and the immediate
future. To Jason, time exists only for personal gain and cannot be
wasted. Dilsey is perhaps the only character at peace with time. Unlike
the Compsons, who try to escape time or manipulate it to their advantage,
Dilsey understands that her life is a small sliver in the boundless
range of time and history. |
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