The Shadow of Time It is quite evident how the writing styles of the characters in William Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury resemble their personality and mental stability. At the very beginning of section two, Quentin's sentence structure was very sturdy and accurate -- with the exception, of course, of the random interruptions of various memories. Yet later in his section, Quentin begins to lose his hold on life. It seems that everything is …showed first 75 words of 667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 667 total…what lie is supposed to be about -- love and happiness -- while Quentin is the pitiful being who attempts to bring honour and pride to his family, but does so to no avail. And moreover, Quentin is the only one of the family to go to college, thus giving off the idea that he should be intelligent. I thought that it was Mark Twain who excelled in the usage of irony, not William Faulkner.