Although she does more work than the Mrs. She is basically treated as a slave at the Compson’s. She also intervenes on behalf of Caddy and Quentin, Caddy’s daughter, with the intention of protecting them. She is savior because despite all the pain the Compson’s put her through and responsibility they give to her she still goes to church with the thought that the family can one day be saved. She is used and viewed as a savior and a slave. She continues to prove to be more of a mother than the Compson children’s mother. Faulkner uses Dilsey as a key component to merge the division of the two races.ĭilsey is the center of sanity and moral constancy. The word “nigger” is used repetitively throughout the entire novel, and is used in a way that belittles African Americans. It is apparent in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha that blacks are treated as sub-human by whites. He emphasizes black characters as a lower social class compared to their white counterparts. The way Faulkner illustrates the black characters is derogatory and the black dialect he uses is an exaggerated form, making them seem ignorant. Faulkner gives the fourth section to Dilsey in an attempt to make an argument for racial equality and in doing so, for the first time, allows the other characters fail to recognize. While this is a major milestone in modern literature, Faulkner refuses to allow Dilsey to voice her own thoughts and beliefs. The final section of the novel is the first time Faulkner utilizes a black character as the main focus. Her role is to oversee their family and be the ultimately be the caretaker of the Compson children. In William Faulkner’s “The Sound and the Fury”, the first three sections on the novel focus on three different days, while the fourth section focuses on Dilsey, the Compson family’s black servant.
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