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Jason is filled with the energy and ambition that Quentin lacks, but is equally self-destructive. He seems to be a different manifestation of the Compson family??s downfall—Jason’s satiric musings reveal his own frustrations and insecurities, but more importantly demonstrate that he is aware of how thoroughly dysfunctional his family is. The Compsons are trapped by their family??s history and heritage; Quentin commits suicide because, among other things, his sister Caddy has corrupted the family honor with her promiscuity. Humor is the vehicle that Jason uses to separate...
...humor in “The Sound and the Fury” articulates the roles of the three Compson brothers in the family??s decline. The comedic power of the novel is most evident in the third section, narrated in the bitterly sardonic voice of Jason. The tone abruptly changes with the first sentence of the section when Jason announces, “Once a bitch always a bitch, what I say.” The fatalistic overtones of this decree permeate Jason’s narration as he mocks almost every character he meets. Faulkner uses Jason?...
Crowley says that the film “captures 100 percent of the spirit and dynamic of our family?? and describes the experience of being on set and seeing details from their own lives—the clothes they wore, the van they had—come alive on screen as “very surreal...
Genzyme’s Gorski echoes Crowley’s praise for the accurate depiction of the family??s struggle. She also credits the film with accurately portraying “The Mother of All Experiments,” the analysis of four experimental drug treatments for Pompe disease, of which Myozyme was determined the most promising product. She says that the film does an especially good job of conveying the sense of urgency cultivated by the experiment, as scientists toiled to find a treatment that would save rapidly declining young patients...
...fast pace now facilitate our misjudgments. Although it is easy to make assumptions and then move on as life speeds past on a jet stream, an awareness of our tendencies and a brief pause before we categorize could make the difference between a desolate child and a family??s little princess...