Unreliable Doesn't Even Begin to Describe Itįaulkner definitely doesn't hide the fact that his narrative is tricky. So yeah, this isn't a walk in the park, that's for sure. In fact, the novel is a big mishmash of first-, second-, and third-person narrative. Oh, and there's also a bit of third-person omniscient narration thrown in from time to time. There are even embedded narrators: for example, interspersed within the four main narrators' accounts are stories told by Sutpen, but through the voice of the Compsons. Compson, Quentin, and Shreve – plus lots of flashbacks, personal opinions, and guesswork. There are four main narrators – Rosa, Mr. Multiple (and boy do we mean multiple) Narratorsįiguring out the narrative in this novel is no easy feat.
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