The document provides character summaries for the main characters in William Faulkner's novel "The Sound and the Fury". Mr. Compson is the alcoholic but detached father who dismisses his son Quentin's concerns about his sister Caddy. Mrs. Compson is a negligent mother who contributes to the family's downfall through self-absorption. Caddy is the beloved but promiscuous daughter who represents obsession for her brothers. Benjy is the disabled brother who witnesses the family's decline through constant crying. Quentin is the intelligent but sensitive brother who commits suicide due to his obsession with Caddy. Jason is the cruel, mean-spirited youngest brother who resents Caddy and mistreats Benjy