5/18/2023 0 Comments Absalom absalom goodreads![]() ![]() In doing this, Faulkner is playing with history and commenting on how "truth" will vary depending on who is telling the story. There are several instances in which information is merely guessed at or speculated upon and presented as fact. The narration is difficult to follow, told out of order, and not always accurate. He hears the story of the Sutpen family mostly through his father and grandfather and partially through Rosa Coldfield, a cousin of the Sutpen family who was actually there when events were unfolding. ![]() This story is told entirely in flashbacks from a few different perspectives, with most of the story being told through Quentin Compson, a young man living in Jefferson several generations later. ![]()
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