What is the name of the intelligent, neurotic and introspective character that William Faulkner created in his fourth novel, published in 1929?
Quentin Compson Quentin Compson is a fictional character created by William Faulkner. He is an intelligent, neurotic, and introspective son of the Compson Family. He is featured in the classic novels "The Sound and the Fury" and "Absalom, Absalom!" as well as the short stories, "That Evening Sun" and "A Justice". His thoughts are articulated with Faulkner's innovative stream-of-consciousness technique. Faulkner published "The Sound and the Fury" in 1929 which chronicles Quentin's childhood in postbellum Mississippi as well as the last months of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University, before hurling himself off of a bridge on June 2, 1910. In 1936, Faulkner published "Absalom, Absalom!" which takes place before Quentin left for Harvard in which he attempts to solve and reflect on a mysterious tragedy in the past. The passage in gives more information about the character.
Fictional detectives Fictional detectives are characters in detective fiction. These characters have long been a staple of detective mystery crime fiction, particularly in detective novels and short stories. Much of early detective fiction was written during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction" (1920s-1930s). These detectives include amateurs, private investigators and professional policemen. They are often popularized as individual characters rather than parts of the fictional work in which they appear. Stories involving individual detectives are well-suited to dramatic presentation, resulting in many popular theatre, television, and movie characters.